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chpt 10 terminology
kelsie mitchell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrasions | a wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged;a scrape |
| abscess | a collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue |
| absorbable suture | suture material that is gradually digested by tissue enzymes and absorbed by the body |
| approximation | the process of bringing two parts, such as tissues,together through the use of sutures or other means |
| bandage | a strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body |
| biopsy | the surgical removal or examination of tissue from the living body. biopsies are generally performed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant |
| capillary action | the action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, a tube, or a gauze dressing |
| colposcope | a lightened instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix |
| colposcopy | the visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope |
| contaminate | as it relates to sterile technique, to cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile |
| contusion | an injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues; a bruise |
| cryo surgery | the therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue. |
| exudate | a discharged produced by the body's tissues |
| fibroblast | an immature cell from which connective tissue can develop |
| forceps | a two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing |
| furuncle | a localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle. also known as a boil |
| hemostasis | the arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial means. |
| incision | a clean cut caused by a cutting instrument |
| infection | the condition in which the body, or part of it,is invaded by a pathogen |
| infiltration | the process by which a substance passes into and is deposited within the the substance of a cell,tissue,or organ |
| inflammation | a protective responseof the body to trauma and the entrance of a foreign matter. |
| laceration | a wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged and irregular edges |
| ligate | to tie off and close a structure such as a severed blood vessel |
| local anesthetic | a drug that produces a loss of feeling and an inability to percieve pain in only a specific part of the body |
| mayo tray | a broad, flat metal tray placed on a stand and used to hold sterile instruments and supplies when it has been covered with a sterile towel |
| needle biopsy | a type of biopsy in which tissue from deep within the body is obtained by the insertion of a biopsy needle through the skin |
| nonabsorbable suture | suture material that is not absorbed by the body and either remains permanently in the body tissues and becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue or is removed |
| postoperative | after a surgical operation |
| preoperative | preceding a surgical operation |
| puncture | a wound made by a sharp pointed object piercing the skin |
| scalpel | a surgical knife used to divide tissues |
| scissors | a cutting instrument |
| sebaceous cyst | a thin,closed sac or capsule that contains fatty secretions from a sebaceous gland |
| serum | the clear, straw-colored part of the blood that remains after the solid elements have been seperated out of it |
| sterile | free of all living microorganisms and bacterial spores |
| surgical asepsis | practices that keep objects and areas sterile of free from microorganisms |
| sutures | materials used to approximate tissues with surgical stitches |
| swaged needle | a needle with suturing material permanently attached to its end |
| wound | a break in the continuity of an external or internal surface caused by physical means |
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