Chapter 1: history of esthetics

Question 1

Clinical Esthetics

Answer 1

previously known as medical esthetics; the integration of surgical procedures and esthetic treatments

Question 2

Esthetician

Answer 2

also known as aesthetician; a specialist in the cleansing, beautification, and preservation of the health of the skin on the entire body, including the face and neck.

Question 3

Esthetics

Answer 3

Also known as aesthetics, from the Greek word aesthetikos (meaning “perceptible to the senses”); a branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and wellbeing of the skin, the largest organ in the body.

Question 4

Henna

Answer 4

a dye obtained from the powdered root of leaves and shoots of the Mignonette tree; used as as reddish hair dye and in temporary design tattooing.

Question 5

Kosmeticos

Answer 5

Greek word meaning skilled in the use of cosmetics

Question 6

Oncology

Answer 6

the study and treatment of cancer and tumors.