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Medical Terminology
Orange Module - Minor Surgery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrasion | rubbing or scraping of the skin or mucous membranes |
| abscess | localized collection of pus that may be located under the skin or deep within the body |
| absorbable suture | surgical stitch that is left in the body; will absorb |
| acute | having a rapid onset & severe symptoms, usually subsiding within a relatively short period of time |
| antiseptic | substance that renders microorganisms harmless |
| approximation | bringing together skin or wound edges |
| asepsis | absence of contaminated materials |
| avulsion | tissue forcibly torn away or separated from the body |
| bacteriocide | agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria |
| biopsy | small sample of tissue excised from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| carrier | unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person |
| caustic | substance that burns or destroys organic tissue |
| chronic | persisting for a long period of time |
| coagulum | a blood clot |
| contamination | soiled through contact with nonsterile materials |
| contusion | a bruise |
| curettage | scraping a body cavity with a curette |
| cyst | sac of fluid or semisolid material located in or under the skin |
| debridement | surgical removal of damaged, diseased, or contaminated tissue |
| disease | a definite pathologic process having a descriptive set of signs & symptoms |
| disinfection | destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means |
| ethyl chloride | topical anesthetic |
| fistula | abnormal, tube-like passage within the body tissues |
| fomite | inanimate object |
| furuncle | boil |
| general anesthetic | medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness |
| hematoma | localized collection of blood under the skin |
| hemostat | instrument used to clamp blood vessels |
| incision | wound with neat, clean edges |
| infection | invasion & multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues causing injury & damage to the tissues |
| infiltration | injecting medication into the skin |
| iodoform gauze | slender strips of gauze covered with iodine; used as a wick to drain infection |
| irrigation | flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution |
| laceration | wound with jagged, irregular edges |
| lesion | wound, sore, ulcer, tumor, or any traumatic tissue damage that causes a lack of tissue continuity or loss of function |
| lidocaine | local anesthetic |
| littauer suture scissors | scissors used to remove sutures |
| local anesthetic | medication which produces a loss of sensation in a localized area |
| medical asepsis | aseptic cleaning after use in the body |
| microorganisms | microscopic living organisms |
| needle holders | instruments used to place sutures in the body |
| nonabsorbable suture | surgical stitch that must be removed from the body |
| pathogens | disease producing microorganisms |
| permeable | able to be passed or soaked through |
| polyps | tumors frequently found in mucous membranes |
| puncture wound | wound made from the piercing of the skin with a pointed object |
| resident bacteria | bacteria found under fingernails, in hair follicles, & in the openings of sebaceous glands or deeper layers of the skin |
| sanitization | reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level |
| sclerostomy | formation of an opening into the sclera |
| sebaceous cyst | blockage of an oil gland causing a cyst |
| spore | a thick walled cell formed within bacteria; capable of releasing a toxin |
| sterile field | any surface containing sterile items |
| sterilization | complete destruction of all forms of microbial life |
| suppuration | production of purulent material |
| surgical asepsis | sterilization before use in the body |
| tissue forceps | instruments with teeth, used to grasp tissue |
| toxin | a poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria |
| transient bacteria | surface bacteria that are introduced by fomites & remain with you a short time |
| vector | fleas, mice, other rodents |
| virulent | any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects |
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