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benign   not cancerous  
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carcinoma (Ca) in situ   malignant tumor that is localized, circumscribed, encapsulated, and noninvasive, but had not spread to deeper or adjacent tissues or organs.  
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closed fracture   type of fracture that is contained BENEATH THE SKIN AND HAD INTACT LIGAMENTS AND SKIN  
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combination code   single code used to classify two diagnoses, a diagnosis with an associated secondary process, or a diagnosis with an associated complication.  
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compound fracture   see open fracture  
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contiguous sites   adjacent locations as in cancer of multiple sites that overlap or order each other  
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fracture   break in a bone resulting from injury or a disease process  
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laterality   in ICD-10-CM, whether the condition occurs on the left, the right, or is bilateral; in CPT procedure is performed bilaterally  
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malignant   cancerous  
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malunion   failure of the ends of a fractured bone to heal  
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metastatic cancer   see secondary malignancy  
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multiple codes   more than one ICD-10-CM code that is assigned to completely classify the elements of a complex diagnosis statement  
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neoplasm   new growth, or tumor, in which cell reproduction is out of control  
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nonunion   see malunion  
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open fracture   type of fracture that has an associated open wound  
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opportunistic infection   one that takes advantage of the body's weakened defenses, such as in an HIV-positive patient  
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overlapping sites   see contiguous sites  
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perinatal period   interval of time occurring before, during and up to 28 days following birth  
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primary malignancy   original tumor site  
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residual effect   condition produced after the acute phase of an illness or injury had terminated  
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secondary malignancy   tumor that has metastasized, or spread, to a secondary site either adjacent to the primary site or to a remote region of the body  
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sequela   residual (long-term condition produced) that develops after the acute phase of an illness or injury has ended  
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simple fracture   see closed fracture  
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type 1 diabetes mellitus   a condition in which the patient's body is unable to produce insulin  
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type 2 diabetes mellitus   a condition in which the patient's body is unable to properly use insulin produced  
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uncertain behavior   subsequent morphology or behavior that cannot be predicted based in the submitted specimen  
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unspecified nature   neoplasm is identified, but the results of pathology examination are not available; thus, there is no indication as to histology or nature of the tumor  
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