Ch3 Treatments And Therapies

Question 1

Anesthesic

Answer 1

Drug that temporarily blocks sensation

Question 2

Antibiotic

Answer 2

Drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

Against life

Question 3

Antihistamine

Answer 3

Drug that opposed the effects of histamines

Histamine - chemical In body cells that cause dilation etc

Question 4

Antipruritic

Answer 4

Drug that prevents or relieves itching

Question 5

Antiseptic

Answer 5

Drug that prevents sepsis (rotting flesh) by killing microorganisms

Question 6

Epidermal

Answer 6

Pertaining to the skin

Question 7

Hypodermic

Answer 7

Pertaining to beneath the skin

Question 8

Intradermal

Answer 8

Pertaining to inside the skin

Question 9

Percutaneous

Answer 9

Pertaining to through the skin

Transdermal

Question 10

Subcutaneous

Answer 10

Pertaining to beneath the skin

Hypodermic

Question 11

Topical

Answer 11

Applied directly to the skin

Question 12

Transdermal

Answer 12

Pertaining to through the skin

Percutaneous

Question 13

Chemosurgery

Answer 13

Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

Question 14

Chemotherapy

Answer 14

Treatment using chemicals

Question 15

Cryosurgery

Answer 15

Destruction of tissue through freezing

Cryo-cold

Question 16

Dermabrasion

Answer 16

Scraping away the outer surface of the skin

Question 17

Electrocauterization

Answer 17

Using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

Question 18

Electrodessicstion

Answer 18

Using electricity to destroy tissues by drying it

Question 19

Incision and drainage (I&O)

Answer 19

Cut into a would you allow trapped infected liquid to drain

Question 20

Lipectomy

Answer 20

Removal of fatty tissue

Question 21

Liposuction

Answer 21

Removal of fatty tissue by vacuum

Question 22

Onychectomy

Answer 22

Removal of a nail

Question 23

Onychotomy

Answer 23

Incision into a nail

Question 24

Rhytidoplasty

Answer 24

Reconstruction of wrinkled skin

Question 25

Autograft

Answer 25

Skin transplant from self body

Question 26

Homograft

Answer 26

Skin transplant from | Another person

Question 27

Heterograft / xenograft

Answer 27

Skin transplant from a species other than patient

Question 28

Xenograft