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Curette   Tool used to scrape or remove tissue from a body cavity or skin  
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Hemostat   instrument used to clamp off blood vessels.  
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Scissors   Dissecting tool used to cut tissue  
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Bandage Shears   Blunt tipped scissors used to cut bandages off body  
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Retractor   Instrument used to pull tissue aside to provide better visualization  
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Speculum   Instrument used to widen or increase viewing area of body cavity(vaginal or nasal)  
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Sterile Skin Closure   Steri-strip: used to join sides of laceration to facilitate healing.  
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Hibiclens   Pre operative skin cleanser and antiseptic  
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Providone-Iodine   Common surgical skin prep solution  
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Isopropyl Alcohol   Disinfectant used on skin prior to injection or phlebotomy. (70%)  
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Sterile Saline   Used to clean irrigate wounds  
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Ligature   Tying(tubal ligation)  
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Regional Anesthesia   Injecting anesthetic to block feeling from large area of tissue  
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Serations   Markings etched into tips of surgical instruments to help improve grasp  
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