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Medical Term: Unit 4
Integumentary System: Diagnosis and Treatment
Question | Answer |
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allograft / homograft | tissue transplant from one person to another |
anesthetic / anæsthetic | drug that causes loss of sensation (including pain) |
antibiotic | drug used to treat bacterial infections |
antihistamine | drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells |
antipruritic | anti-itch drug |
antiseptic | discourages growth of microorganisms |
autograft | tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person |
cortisone | synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steroid anti-inflammatory |
dermatologist | physician specialized in skin |
esthetician / æsthetician | specialist in skin beautification |
graft | tissue moved from one place to another |
heterograft / xenograft | tissue transplant from one species to another (usually pig or cow to human) |
incision & drainage | minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess |
intradermal | within or between the layers of the skin |
subcutaneous | below the skin, within the subcutaneous (hypodermal) layer |