ch 1 - vocabulary / terms

Question 1

esthetician

Answer 1

• aka aesthetician
• a specialist in the cleansing, beautification, and preservation of the health or skin on the entire body, including the face and neck

Question 2

esthetics

Answer 2

• aka aesthetics
• from the Greek word aesthetikos (meaning “perceptible to the senses”)
• a branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and well-being of the skin, the largest organ of the human body

Question 3

henna

Answer 3

• a dye obtained from the powdered leaves and shoots of the mignonette tree
• used as a reddish hair dye and in tattooing

Question 4

medical aesthetics

Answer 4

• aka medical esthetics
• the integration of surgical procedures and esthetic treatments

Question 5

nanotechnology

Answer 5

• the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale