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chapter 10
minor office surgery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrasion | a wound in which the outer layer 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 bring two parts , such as tissue, 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 removale and examination of tisue from the living body. biopsies are generally performed to determine wether a tumor is benign or malignant. |
| capillary action | tha action that causes liquid to risealong a wick, a tube, or a guaze dressing. |
| colposcopy | the visual examination of the vagina and cervix using the colposcope |
| colposcope | a lighted instrument witha binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix. |
| contaminate | as it relates to sterile technique, to cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile. |
| contusion | an injury to the tissue under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissue; a bruise. |
| cryosurgery | the therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue. |
| exudate | a discharge 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. |
| Inflammation | a protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading microorganisms and to repair injured tissue. |
| Laceration | a wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged or 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 perceive 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 by 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 tissue 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 tissue |
| 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 element has been separated out of it |
| Sterile | free of all living microorganisms and bacterial spores |
| Surgical asepsis | practices that keep objects and areas sterile or free from microorganisms |
| Sutures | material used to approximate tissues with surgical stitches. |
| Swaged needle | a needle with suturing material permanently attached to it s end |
| Wound | a break in the continuity of an external or internal surface caused by physical means. |
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