not built from word parts (4)

Question 1

cauterization

Answer 1

destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance

Question 2

cryosurgery

Answer 2

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

Question 3

debridement

Answer 3

removal of contaminated/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 would 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 excisions of a skin cancer

Question 10

suturing

Answer 10

to stitch edges of a wound surgically

Question 11

alopecia

Answer 11

loss of hair

Question 12

bacteria

Answer 12

single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue

Question 13

cicatrix

Answer 13

scar

Question 14

cyst

Answer 14

closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

Question 15

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Answer 15

herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised

Question 16

diaphroesis

Answer 16

sweating

Question 17

ecchymosis

Answer 17

escape of blood into the skin, causing a small, flat, purple discoloration

Question 18

edema

Answer 18

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Question 19

erythema

Answer 19

redness

Question 20

fungus

Answer 20

organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading body tissue

Question 21

induration

Answer 21

abnormal hard spot or area of skin

Question 22

jaundice

Answer 22

yellow coloring of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera caused by presence of bile

Question 23

keloid

Answer 23

overgrowth of scar tissue

Question 24

leukoplakia

Answer 24

condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane, may be precancerous

Question 25

macule

Answer 25

flat, colored spot on the skin

Question 26

nevus

Answer 26

circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black, or flesh colored (mole)

Question 27

nodule

Answer 27

small, knotlike mass that can be felt by touch

Question 28

pallor

Answer 28

paleness

Question 29

papule

Answer 29

small, solid skin elevation

Question 30

petechia

Answer 30

pinpoint skin hemmorhage

Question 31

pressure injury

Answer 31

damage of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bedridden patients (aka pressure ulcer, bedside, decubitus ulcer)

Question 32

pruritus

Answer 32

itching

Question 33

purpura

Answer 33

small hemorrhages in the skin, giving a purple-red discoloration

Question 34

pustule

Answer 34

elevation of skin containing pus

Question 35

ulcer

Answer 35

erosion of the skin or mucous membrane

Question 36

verruca

Answer 36

circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus (aka wart)

Question 37

vesicle

Answer 37

small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid (aka blister)

Question 38

virus

Answer 38

minute microorganism characterized by lack of independent metabolism and ability to replicate only within living host cells

Question 39

wheal

Answer 39

transitory, itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and red surrounding area