Integumentary Surgical terms not built from word parts

Question 1

cauterization

Answer 1

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

Question 2

cryosurgery

Answer 2

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

Question 3

debridement

Answer 3

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

Question 4

dermabrasion

Answer 4

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

Question 5

excision

Answer 5

removal by cutting

Question 6

incision

Answer 6

surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

Question 7

incision and drainage (I&D)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

laser surgery

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

Answer 9

technique of microscopically controlled serial excision of a skin cancer

Question 10

suturing

Answer 10

to stitch edges of a wound surgically