Chapter 4: Surgical Terms (No Word Parts)

Question 1

cauterization

kaw-tur-ī-ZĀ-shun

Answer 1

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

Question 2

cryosurgery

krī-ō-SER-jer-ē

Answer 2

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

Question 3

debridement

DA-brēd-ment

Answer 3

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

Question 4

dermabrasion

derm-a-BRĀ-zhun

Answer 4

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

Question 5

excision

ek-SIZH-en

Answer 5

removal by cutting

Question 6

incision

in-SIZH-en

Answer 6

surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

Question 7

incision and drainage (I&D)

in-SIZH-en) and (DRĀ-nij

Answer 7

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

Question 8

laser surgery

LĀ-zer) (SER-jer-ē

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Mohs surgery

mōz) (SER-jer-ē

Answer 9

technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer

Question 10

suturing

SOO-cher-ing

Answer 10

to stitch edges of a wound surgically