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skin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aspiration | Removal, by suction, of a gas or fluid form a body cavity, from unusual accumulations, or from a container |
| Biopsy | Process of removing tissue from living patients for macroscopic diagnostic examination |
| Cryosurgery | An operation using freezing temperature achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) to destroy tissue |
| Curettage | A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for the removal of new growths or other abnormal tissues, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis |
| Debridement | Removal of foreign materials, necrotic matter, and devitalized tissue from a wound or burn |
| Electrolysis | Destruction of certain hair follicles by means of galvanic electricity |
| Excision | The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ |
| Frozen section | A thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen, often used for rapid microscopic diagnosis |
| Gram stain | A process of staining bacteria for identification |
| Histology | The science concerned with the minute structure of cells, tissues, and organs in relation to their function |
| Lipectomy | Surgical removal of fatty tissue, as in cases of adiposity |
| Patch test | A test of skin sensitiveness; a small piece of paper, tape, or a cup, wet with a dilute solution or suspension of test matierral, is applied to skin of the upper back or upper outer arm, and after 48 hours the area previously covered is compared |
| Scrapings | A specimen scraped from a lesion or specific site, for cytologic examination |
| Scratch test | A form of skin test in which antigen is applied through a scratch in the skin |
| Tzanck test | A diagnostic test that examines the tissue of a lesion to determine the type of cell present |
| Antimicrobial | Tending to destroy microbes, to prevent their multiplication or growth, or to prevent their pathogenic action |
| Antihistamine | Drugs with an action antagonistic to that of histamine; used to treat allergic symptoms |
| Anti-inflammatory | Reducing inflammation by acting on body responses, without directly antagonizing the causative agent; denoting agents such as glucocorticoids and aspirin |
| Antifungal | A drug with an action antagonistic to that of a fungus |
| Antipruritic | Preventing or relieving itching or an agent that relieves itching |
| Antiseptic | An agent that inhibits various pus-forming and other pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in the blood or tissues |
| Chemical destruction | The use of a compound, such as silver nitrate, to destroy the tissue |
| Debridement | Removal of foreign materials, necrotic matter, and devitalized tissue from a wound or burn |
| Dermabrasion | Operative procedure used to remove acne scars or pits performed with sandpaper, rotating wire brushes, or other abrasive materials |
| Electrodessication | Destruction of lesions or sealing off of blood vessels (usually of the skin, but also of available surfaces of mucous membrane) by monopolar high-frequency electric current |
| Fulguration | Destruction of tisue by means of a high-frequency electric current: direct uses an insulated electrode/ indirect connecting patient by mental contact |
| Germicidal | An agent that is destructive to germs or microbes |
| Sclerotherapy | Treatment involving the injection of a scarring solution into vessels or tissues to result in hardening of the tissue and eventual soughing away of the lesion |
| Skin graft | Any free (unattached) tissue for transplantation |
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