SelfâFunding Terminology Cheat Sheet Page 4 of 6 KEY TERM ALTERNATIVE NAMES DEFINITION Laser Exclusion or adjustment of Stop Loss coverage for an individual This is an additional form of risk to the employer.
Bougie: A thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to diagnose or treat a condition. A bougie may be used to widen a passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object.
Bordetella - a genus of strictly aerobic bacteria that are pathogens of the mammalian respiratory tract. Bordet-Gengou bacillus - a species that causes whooping cough. Bordet-Gengou phenomenon - the phenomenon of complement fixation.