Acquiring Medical Language
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| epidermal | pertaining to the skin
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| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin
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| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin
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| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin
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| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin
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| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin
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| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
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| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals
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| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing
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| dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
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| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
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| electrodessication | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
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| incision and drainage (I&D) | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
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| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue
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| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vaccuum
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| onychectomy | removal of a nail
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| onychotomy | incision in to a nail
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| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin
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| autograft | skin transplant taken from a different part of the patient's body
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| homograft (allograft) | skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species
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| heterograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's
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| xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's
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| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation
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| antibiotic | a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
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| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine
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| antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching
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| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms
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