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Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
Pharmacology    
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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   Drug that opposes the effects of histemine  
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Antipruritic   Drug that prevents or relieves itching  
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Public Health    
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Antiseptic   Drug that prevents sepsis by killing micoorganisms  
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General Terms    
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Epidermal   Pertaining to the skin  
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Hypodermal   Pertaining to underneath 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 under the skin  
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Topical   Applied directly to the skin  
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Transdermal   Pertaining to through the skin  
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Procedures    
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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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Cyrosurgery   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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Electrodesiccation   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 vacuum  
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Onychectomy   Removal of a nail  
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Rhytidoplasty   Reconstruction of wrinkled skin  
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Skin Grafting    
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Autograft   Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patients body  
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Homograft (Allograft)   Skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species  
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Heterograft   Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients  
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Xenograft   Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients  
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