Ch.4 Surgical Terms, Complementary Terms Built from WP Flashcards
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biopsy (bx)
view of life (removal of living tissue from the body)
dermatoautoplasty
surgical repair w/one’s own skin (skin graft or autograft)
dermatoheteroplasty
surgical repair using skin from someone else (skin graft or allograft)
dermatome
instrument used to cut skin
dermatoplasty
surgical repair of the skin
onychectomy
excision of a nail
rhytidectomy
excision of wrinkles (facelift)
rhytidoplasty
surgical repair of wrinkles
cauterization
destruction of tissue w/a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance
cryosurgery
destruction of tissue by using extreme cold (often liquid nitrogen)
debridement
removal of contaminated/dead tissue & foreign matter from an open wound
dermabrasion
procedure to remove skin scars w/abrasive material, like sandpaper
excision
removal by cutting
incision
surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument
incision & drainage (I&D)
surgical cut makde to alow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity
laser surgery
procedure using an instrument that emits a high-powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue
Mohs surgery
technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of skin cancers
suturing
stitch edges of a wound surgically
dermatologist
physician who studies & treats skin (diseases)
dermatology (derm)
study of the skin
epidermal
pertaining to upon the skin
erythroderma
red skin
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
intradermal (ID)
pertaining to within the skin
