Treatments/Therapies Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Pharmacology | |
| Anesthetic | A drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| Antibiotic | A drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
| Antihistamine | Drug that opposes the effects of histemine |
| Antipruritic | Drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| Public Health | |
| Antiseptic | Drug that prevents sepsis by killing micoorganisms |
| General Terms | |
| Epidermal | Pertaining to the skin |
| Hypodermal | Pertaining to underneath the skin |
| Intradermal | Pertaining to inside the skin |
| Percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to under the skin |
| Topical | Applied directly to the skin |
| Transdermal | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Procedures | |
| Chemosurgery | Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| Chemotherapy | Treatment using chemicals |
| Cyrosurgery | Destruction of tissue through freezing |
| Dermabrasion | Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| Electrocauterization | Using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| Electrodesiccation | Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| Incision and Drainage I&D | 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 |
| Rhytidoplasty | Reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| Skin Grafting | |
| Autograft | Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patients body |
| Homograft (Allograft) | Skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species |
| Heterograft | Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients |
| Xenograft | Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients |
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