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Minor Office Surgery

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Abrasion   A wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged; a scape.  
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Abscess   A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue.  
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Absorbable Suture   Suture material that is gradually digested by tissue enzymes 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 or other means.  
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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 examination of tissue from the living body. Biopsies are generally preformed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant.  
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Capillary Action   The action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, a tube, or a gauze dressing.  
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Colposcope   A lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix.  
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Colposcopy   The visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.  
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Contaminate   To cause a sterile object or surface 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; a bruise.  
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Cryosurgery   The therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue.  
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Exudate   A discharge produced by the body's tissues.  
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Fibroblast   An immature cell from which connective tissue can develop.  
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Forceps   A two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing.  
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Furuncle   A localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle. Also known as a boil.  
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Hemostasis   The arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial 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 of a cell, tissue, or organ.  
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Inflammation   A protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading MO's and to repair injured tissue.  
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