Integumentary System - Plan Terms

Question 1

antibiotic

Answer 1

medication effective against bacterial infections

Question 2

antiseptic

Answer 2

cleaning agent helpful in treating infections

Question 3

steroid

Answer 3

a common treatment to address a hyperactive immune response of address inflammation

Question 4

antihistamine

Answer 4

anti-itch medication

Question 5

topical

Answer 5

applied directly to the skin

Question 6

hypodermic / subcutaneous

Answer 6

pertaining to under the skin

Question 7

percutaneous

Answer 7

pertaining to through the skin (surgical procedures)

Question 8

transdermal

Answer 8

pertaining to through the skin (medication delivery)

Question 9

cryosurgery

Answer 9

destruction to tissue by freezing

Question 10

onychectomy

Answer 10

removal of the nail

Question 11

onychotomy

Answer 11

incision into the nail

Question 12

incision and drainage (I&D)

Answer 12

cutting and draining infected tissue

Question 13

autograft

Answer 13

a permanent skin transplant from the patient’s own skin

Question 14

homograft/allograft

Answer 14

skin transplant from another member of patient’s species

Question 15

heterograft/xenograft

Answer 15

skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

Question 16

dermabrasion

Answer 16

rubbing or scrapping away outer surface of the skin

Question 17

liposuction

Answer 17

vacuuming of fatty tissue

Question 18

rhytidoplasty

Answer 18

surgical reconstruction of wrinkled skin