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Chapter 4
Integumentary System (Surgical Terms) Not built from word parts
Term | Definition |
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cauterization | destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance. (also called cautery) |
cryosurgery | destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen |
debridement | removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound |
dermabrasion | procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper |
excision | removal by cutting |
incision | surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument |
incision and drainage (I&D) | surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawl 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 a skin cancer |
skin graft | skin transplanted to replace a lost portion of the body skin surface; it may be a full-thickness or split-thickness graft |
suturing | to stitch edges of a wound surgically |