CH. 4: Surgical Terms

Question 1

dermatoplasty

Answer 1

surgical repair of the skin

Question 2

rhytidectomy

Answer 2

excision of wrinkles (also called facelift)

Question 3

cauterization

Answer 3

destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance (also called cautery)

Question 4

cryosurgery

Answer 4

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen

Question 5

debridement

Answer 5

removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

Question 6

dermabrasion

Answer 6

procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper

Question 7

excision

Answer 7

removal by cutting

Question 8

incision

Answer 8

surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

Question 9

incision and drainage (I&D)

Answer 9

surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity

Question 10

laser surgery

Answer 10

procedure using an instrument that emits a high-powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue

Question 11

Mohs surgery

Answer 11

technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer

Question 12

skin graft

Answer 12

skin transplanted to replace a lost portion of the body skin surface; it may be a full-thickness or split-thickness graft

Question 13

suturing

Answer 13

to stitch edges of a wound surgically