Ch. 24 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| anesthesia | absence of sensation |
| approximation | bringing wound edges together closely and evenly |
| bandage | non sterile material applied over the top of dressings to secure them |
| cryosurgery | technique that destroys tissue by subjecting it to very cold temperatures, also called cryotherapy |
| dressing | material placed in or on a wound |
| electrosurgery | use of high frequency electric current to cut, remove, or destroy tissue; also called electrocautery |
| endoscopy | use of a specialized scope to visually examine a structure |
| laser surgery | treatment of tissue by means of colored light beams |
| microsurgery | any procedure completed with the use of a special operating microscope |
| sterile technique | method that involves performing invasive procedures in a manner that protects patients from pathogens |
| sterile toss | technique for placing sterile items on the sterile field without contaminating either one |
| surgical asepsis | destruction of all pathogenic organisms before they enter the body |
| suture | material used to sew wound edges together or the act of sewing wound edges together |
| swage | to fuse a suture to a needle |
| what are some different types of surgical instruments | cutting, grasping/ clamping, probing and dilating, and specialty |
| examples of cutting instruments | scissors and scalpels |
| examples of grasping/ clamping instruments | forceps, hemostats. needle holders, and clamps |
| examples of probing/ dilating instruments | specula, scopes, probes, retractors and dilators |
| what is a scope | lighted instruments designed to aid in the visualization of body cavities |
| examples of specialty instruments | foerster sponge forceps, curette, uterine sound, tenaculum |
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