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Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) (Ans- An anatomically-based, consensus-derived global severity scoring system that classifies each injury by region according to its relative importance on a 6-point ordinal scale (1 = minor and 6 = maximal). AIS is the basis for the Injury Severity Score (ISS) calculation of the multiply injured patient (AAAM 2008) Abbreviations (Ans- Shortened forms of words or phrases; in healthcare, when there is more than one meaning for an approved abbreviation, only one meaning should be used or the context in which the abbreviation is to be used should be identified ABC Codes (Ans- Codes that consist of five-character, alphabetic strings that identify services, remedies, or supplies. Codes are followed by a two-character code modifier, which identifies the practitioner type who delivered the care (Alternative Link 2009) Aberrancy (Ans- Services in medicine that deviate from what is typical in comparison to the national norm Ability (achievement) tests (Ans- Tests used to assess the skills an individual already possesses; Also called performance tests Abnormal involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) (Ans- A standardized form that can be used in facilities to document involuntary movements Abortion (Ans- The expulsion or extraction of all (complete) or any part (incomplete) of the placenta or membranes, without an identifiable fetus or with a live-born infant or a stillborn infant weighing less than 500 grams