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3 Skin Therapy
Treatments and Therapy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anesthetic | Drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| Antibiotic | Drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
| Antihistamine | Drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| Antipruritic | Drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| Antiseptic | Drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh( by killing microorganisms |
| Hypodermic | Pertaining to beneath the skin |
| Intradermal | Pertaining to inside the skin |
| Percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to beneath the skin |
| Topical | Applied directly to the skin |
| Transdermal | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Chemosurgery | Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| Chemotherapy | Treatment using chemicals |
| Cryosurgery | Destruction of tissue through freezing |
| Dermabrasion | Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| Electrocauterization | Using electricity to destroy tisssue by burning it |
| Electrodesiccation | Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| Incision and drainage (I&D) | To cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| Lipectomy | Removal of fatty tissue |
| Lliposuction | Removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| Onychectomy | Removal of a nail |
| Onychotom | Incision into a ail |
| Rhytidoplasty | Reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| Autograft | Skin transplant taken from a different place on the pt body |
| Homograft (allograft) | Skin transplant taken from another member of the pt species |
| Heterograft (different) | Skin transplant taken from a species other than the pt |
| Xenograft (foreign) | Skin ransplant taken from a species other than the pt |