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Minor Office Surgery - Brooklynn C

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