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Minor Office Surgery Carrie

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Abrasion   a wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged  
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Abscess   a collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflammed tissue  
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Absorbable suture   suture material that is gradually digested and absorbed by the body  
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approximation   the process of bringing two parts, such as tissue, together through the use of sutures of other parts  
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bandage   a strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body  
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biopsy   the surgical removal and exam of tissue from the living body.  
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capillary action   the action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, a tube, or a guaze dressing  
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cloposcope   a lightened instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix  
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colposcopy   the visual exam of the vagina and cervix  
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contaminate   to cause a strerile object to become unsterile  
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contusion   an injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues  
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cryosurgery   the therapeutic use of freezing temps to destroy abnormal tissue  
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exudate   a discharge produced by the bodys tissues  
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fibroblast   an immature cell from which connective tissue can develop  
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forceps   two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing  
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furuncle   a localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle  
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hemostasis   the arrest of bleeding by a natural pr artifical means  
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incision   a clean cut caused by a cutting instrument  
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infection   the condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen  
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Infiltration   the process by which a substance passes into  
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