Chapter 3 - Treatments & Therapies/ Abbreviations Flashcards
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epidermal
epi / derm / al
upon / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to the skin
hypodermic
hypo / derm / ic
beneath / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin
intradermal
intra / derm / al
inside / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to inside the skin
percutaneous
per / cutane / ous
through / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to through the skin
subcutaneous
sub / cutane / ous
beneath / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin
transdermal
trans / derm / al
through / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to through the skin
chemosurgery
chemo / surgery
chemical / surgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
chemotherapy
chemo / therapy
chemical / treatment
treatment using chemicals
cyrosurgery
cryo / surgery
cold / surgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
dermabrasion
derm / ab / rasion
skin / away / rub
rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
electrocauterization
electro / cauteriz / ation
electricity / burn / process
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
electrodesiccation
electro / desicc / ation
electricity / drying / process
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
incision and drainage (I&D)
in / cision
in / cut
to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
lipectomy
lip / ectomy
fat / removal
removal of fatty tissue
liposuction
lipo / suction
fat / vacuum
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
onychectomy
onchy / ectomy
nail / removal
removal of a nail
onychotomy
onycho / tomy
nail / incision
incision into a nail
rhytidoplasty
rhytido / plasty
wrinkle / reconstruction
reconstruction of wrinkled skin
autograft
auto / graft
self / transplant
skin transplant taken form a different place on the patient’s body
homograft (allograft)
homo / graft (allo / graft)
similar / transplant (other / transplant)
skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species (homo, because it is from a similar species, and allo, because it is from another person)
heterograft
hetero / graft
different / transplant
skin transplant taken form a species other than the patient’s
xenograft
xeno / graft
foreign / transplant
skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s
*heterograft & xenograft are interchangeable
anesthetic
an / esthetic
no / sensation
a drug that temporarily blocks sensation
antibiotic
anti / biotic
against / life
a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
