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Ch. 3
Treatment
Question | Answer |
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anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
antibiotic | a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin (intra= inside, derm= skin, al= pertaining to) |
percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
topical | applied directly to the skin |
transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away outer surface of skin |
electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
incision and drainage | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
onychectomy | removal of a nail (ectomy= removal) |
onychotomy | incision into a nail (tomy= incision) |
rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
autograft | skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient's body |
homograft (allograft) | skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species (homo= similar, allo=another person) |
heterograft | skin transplant taken from a different species |
xenograft | skin transplant taken from a different species |