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Bonewit chap. 10
Troy Schultz #37 end of chap 10 terms
Question | Answer |
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abrasion | wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged; a scrape |
abscess | collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue |
absorbable suture | suture material that is gradually gested by tissue enzymes and absorbed by the body |
approximation | process of bringing two parts, such as tissue, together through the use of sutures or other means |
bandage | strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body |
biopsy | surgical removal and examination of tissue from the living body. Biopsies or generally performed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant |
capillary action | action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, tube, or a gauze dressing |
colposcope | lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix |
colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope |
contaminate | as it relates to sterile technique, to cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile |
contusion | injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues; a bruise |
cryosurgery | therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue |
exudate | discharge produced by the body's tissues |
fibroblast | immature cell from which connective tissue can develop |
forceps | two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing |
furuncle | localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle also known as a boil |
hemostasis | arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial means |
incision | clean cut caused by a cutting instrument |
infection | condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen |
infiltration | process by which a substance passes into and is deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue, or organ |
inflammation | protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading MOs and to repair injured tissue |
laceration | wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged and irregular edges |
ligate | to tie of and close a structure such as a severed blood vessel |
local anesthetic | drug that produces a loss of feeling and an inability to perceive pain only in a specific part of the body |
mayo tray | broad, flat metal tray placed on a stand and used to hold sterile instruments and supplies when it has been covered with a sterile towel |
needle biopsy | type of biopsy in which tissue from deep within the body is obtained by the insertion of a biopsy needle through the skin |
nonabsorbable suture | suture material that is not absorbed by the body and either remains permanently in the body tissue and becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue or is removed |
postoperative | after a surgical operation |
preoperative | preceding a surgical operation |
puncture | wound made by a sharp pointed object piercing the skin |
scalpel | surgical knife used to divide tissue |
scissors | cutting instrument |
sebaceous cyst | thin, closed sac or capsule that contains fatty secretions from a sebaceous gland |
serum | clear, straw-colored part of the blood that remains after the solid elements have been separated out of it |
sterile | free from all living MOs and bacterial spores |
surgical asepsis | practices that keep objects and areas sterile or free from MOs |
sutures | material used to approximate tissues with surgical stitches |
swaged needle | needle with suturing material permanently attached to its end |
wound | break in the continuity of an external or internal surface caused by physical means |