Medical Terminology-Medical Billing Forms Theory and Insurance Flashcards

6214054416	chiropractor	specializes in tx of manipulative disorders orginating from misalignment of the spine	0
6214062953	orthopedic surgeon	specializes in disorders involving the bones, joints, and muscles	1
6214069948	osteopathic physician	specializes in treating health problems by manipulation and with traditional forms of medical tx	2
6214075648	podiatrist	specializing in diagnosing and treating disorders of the feet	3
6214081511	rheumatologist	specializes in diseases that are characterized by inflammation of the connective tissues	4
6214088097	herniated disk	rupture of the invertebral disk that causes pressure on spinal nerve roots	5
6214093479	lumbago	pain in the lumbar region	6
6214095158	spina bifida	congenital defect in which the spine fails to close around the spinal cord	7
6214099118	spondylitis	inflammation of the vertebrae	8
6214104715	spondylosis	degenerative condition of the vertebrae	9
6214111871	kyphosis	abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side	10
6214115613	lordosis	abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine	11
6214120594	talipes	a congenital deformity in which the foot may be turned outward or inward	12
6214123645	scoliosis	abnormal sideways curvature of the spine	13
6214126745	osteitis	inflammation of the bone	14
6214129298	calcaneus	heel bone	15
6214131678	clavicle	collar bone	16
6214131679	femur	thigh bone	17
6214134262	scapula	shoulder blade	18
6214137403	tibia	skin bone	19
6214137404	compression	a fx that occurs when a bone is pressed together on itself	20
6214141375	oblique	a fx that is an angle across the bone	21
6214145402	spiral	a fx in which a bone is twisted apart	22
6214149075	stress	a small crack fx that occurs after chronic or excessive impact	23
6214152552	transverse	a fx that is straight across a bone	24