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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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