If a delivery occurs during an admission and there is an âin childbirthâ option for the obstetric complication being coded, the âin childbirthâ code should be assigned. If the complication occurs after delivery, the âin puerperiumâ code should be assigned if available.
gravel definition, meaning, what is gravel: small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand: . Learn more.
particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the most common constituent being the mineral quartz. Deposits of gravel are formed as a result of the weathering of rocks and the erosive and concentrating action of rivers and waves. Sometimes gravel becomes consolidated into the sedimentary rock called conglomerate.