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 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, a tube or a qauze dressing |
colposcope | a lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examination the vagina and cervix. |
colposcopy | the 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 | an injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupoture, 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. |
forcepts | a 2 pronged instrument from grasping and squeezing |
furuncle | a localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle. also know as a boil |
hemostasis | 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 pats 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 a inability to perceive part 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 |
scapel | 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 glad |
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 an external or internal surface caused by physical means |