Step by Step Cpt 4 Theory General Medical Terminology
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Abnormal or altered tissue (wound or boil) | Lesion
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Term used to describe a cancerous tumor that grows worse over time | Malignant
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Swelling or enlargement; a spontaneous growth of tissue that forms an abnormal mass | Tumor
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Localized collection of pus that will result in the disintegration of tissue over time | Abscess
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Closed sac containing matter of fluid | Cyst
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Not progressive or recurrent; usually used to describe a growth that does not spread to another location in the body | Benign
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Surgically cutting into | Incisional
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Removal or an entire lesion for biopsy | Excisional
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Use of a needle and a syringe to withdraw fluid | Aspiration
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Use of a small hollow instrument to puncture a lesion | Punch
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To remedy replace or heal | Repair
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Suffix meaning technique involving molding or surgically forming | -plasty
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Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity | Drainage
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Cutting or taking away | Excision
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To unite parts by stitching them together | Suture
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Inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision | Endoscopy
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Scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped insturment | Curettage
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Forcing of a fluid into a vessel or cavity | Injection
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Suffix meaning suturing | -rrhaphy
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Suffix meaning puncture of a cavity | -centesis
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Suffix meaning removal of a part of all of an organ of the body | -ectomy
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Removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic purposes | Biopsy
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Surgically cutting into | incision
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Binding or tying off, as in constricting blood flow of a vessel or binding fallopian tubes for sterilization | Ligation
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Suffix meaning incision into | -otomy
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