Bonwit10. Word Scramble
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Abrasion | A wound in which the outer layers of the skin are damaged; a scape. |
Abscess | A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue. |
Absorbable Suture | Suture material that is gradually digested by tissue enzymes and absorbed by the body. |
Approximation | The process of bringing two parts, such as tissue, together through the use of sutures or other means. |
Bandage | A strip of woven material used to wrap or cover a part of the body. |
Biopsy | The surgical removal and examination of tissue from the living body. Biopsies are generally preformed to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant. |
Capillary Action | The action that causes liquid to rise along a wick, a tube, or a gauze dressing. |
Colposcope | A lighted instrument with a binocular magnifying lens used to examine the vagina and cervix. |
Colposcopy | The visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope. |
Contaminate | To cause a sterile object or surface to become unsterile. |
Contusion | An injury to the tissues under the skin that causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to seep into the tissues; a bruise. |
Cryosurgery | The therapeutic use of freezing temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue. |
Exudate | A discharge produced by the body's tissues. |
Fibroblast | An immature cell from which connective tissue can develop. |
Forceps | A two-pronged instrument for grasping and squeezing. |
Furuncle | A localized staphylococcal infection that originates deep within a hair follicle. Also known as a boil. |
Hemostasis | The arrest of bleeding by natural or artificial means. |
Incision | A clean cut caused by a cutting instrument. |
Infection | The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. |
Infiltration | the process by which a substance of a cell, tissue, or organ. |
Inflammation | A protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign matter. The purpose of inflammation is to destroy invading MO's and to repair injured tissue. |
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