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FON Ch 38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscess | localized infection consisting of an accumulation of pus |
| Adhesion | fibrous band that holds parts together that are normally separated |
| Adipose | fatty, composed of fat cells |
| Approximation | degree of closure of a wound |
| Approximate | to close together, as in wound healing |
| Binder | support bandage that wraps around the breasts or abdomen |
| Cellulitis | spreading inflamation of the deep subcutaneous tissues and sometimes muscule |
| Collagen | fibrous structural protein of all connective tissue |
| Debridement | removal of foreign or unhealthy tissue from a wound |
| Erythema | redness of the skin ~ occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation |
| Eschar | slough produced by a thermal burn, corrosive material, or gangrene |
| Exudates | fluid in or on tissue surfaces that has escaped from blood vessels in response to inflammation |
| Fibrin | insoluble protein essential to clotting |
| First intentions | a type of wound healing for wounds with little tissue loss, such as a surgical incision |
| Fistula | an abnormal, tubelike passage within the body tissue |
| granulation tissue | connectie tissue with multiple small blood vessels |
| hemostasis | Arrest of the escape of blood by either natural or artifical means |
| immunocompromised | with poorly functioning immune systems |
| integument | the skin covering the body |
| keloid | permanent raised, enlarged scar |
| laceration | a torn, ragged or mangled wound |
| lysis | breakdown, disintegration: also reductionor abatement |
| maceration | the softening of tissue that increases the chance of trauma or infection |
| macrophages | any of the mononuclear phagocytes found in tissues |
| necrosis | local death of tissue from disease or injury |
| Phagocytosis | the engulfing of microorganisms or foregin particles by phagocytes |
| platelet aggregation | clumping of platelets during wound healing |
| purulent | containing pus |
| sanguineous | bloody |
| sinus | a canal or passageway leading to an abscess |
| sloughing | when a layer of dead tissue separates from living tissue |
| suppuration | the formation of pus |
| third intention | a type of wound healing; delayed or secondary closure |