Question | Answer |
Abrasion- | A wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged;a scrape. |
Abscess- | A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue. |
Absorbable suture- | Suture material that is gradually digested by tissue enzymes and absorbed by the body. |
Approximation- | The process of bringing two parts, such as tissue, together through the use of sutures or other means. |
Bandage- | A strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body. |
Biopsy- | The surgical removal and examination of tissue from the living body. Biopsies are generally performed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant. |
Capillary action- | The action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, tube, or a gauze dressing. |
Colposcope- | A lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix. |
Contaminate- | As it relates to sterile technique, to cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile. |
Contusion- | An injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues; a bruise. |
Cryosurgery- | The therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue. |
Exudate- | A discharge produced by the body's tissues. |
Fibroblast- | An immature cell from which connective tissue can develop. |
Forceps- | A two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing. |
Furuncle- | A localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle. Also known as a boil. |
Homeostasis- | The arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial means. |
Incision- | A clean cut caused by a cutting instrument. |
Infection- | The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. |
Infiltration- | The process by which a substance passes into and is deposited within the substance of a cell, tissue, or organ. |
Inflammation- | A protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading microorganisms and to repair injured tissue. |
Laceration- | A wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged and irregular edges. |
Ligate- | To tie off and close a structure such as a severed blood vessel. |
Local anesthetic- | A drug that produces a loss of feeling and an inability to perceive pain in only a specific part of the body. |
Mayo tray- | A 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- | A 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- | A wound made by a sharp pointed object piercing the skin. |
Scalpel- | A surgical knife used to divide tissues. |
Scissors- | A cutting instrument. |
Sebaceous cyst- | A thin, closed sac or capsule that contains fatty secretions from a sebaceous gland. |
Serum- | The clear, straw-colored part of the blood that remains after the solid elements have been separated out of it. |
Sterile- | Free of all living microorganisms and bacterial spores. |
Surgical asepsis- | Practices that keep objects and areas sterile or free from microorganisms. |
Sutures- | Material used to approximate tissues with surgical stitches. |
Swaged needle- | A needle with suturing material permanently attached to its end. |
Wound- | A break in the continuity of a external or internal surface caused by physical means. |