psychomotor vocabulary unit I&II

Question 1

serosanguineous

Answer 1

drainage that is more plasma than blood, pink to light red in color

Question 2

wheal

Answer 2

elevated, often reddish area with an irregular border caused by difuse fluid in tissue

Question 3

secondary intention

Answer 3

wound closure in which edges are separated, granulation tissue fills gap, epithelium grows over granulation and a large scar results

Question 4

scar

Answer 4

connective tissue that fills a wound area

Question 5

sanguineous

Answer 5

drainage that is fresh bleeding

Question 6

pustule

Answer 6

elevated pus filled vesicle with circumscribed border

Question 7

purelent

Answer 7

thick drainage from a wound, color varies depending on the bacteria that is present

Question 8

primary intention

Answer 8

healing that occurs in a wound in nwhich the tissue surfaces are or have been approximated and there is minimal or no tissue loss; it is cahracterized by the formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring

Question 9

petechiae

Answer 9

pinpoint red areas in the skin

Question 10

necrosis

Answer 10

death of tissues due to lack of blood supply

Question 11

maceration

Answer 11

skin that becomes abnormally soft and breaks down due to prolonged exposure to moisture

Question 12

keloid

Answer 12

excessive amount of connective tissue in scar tissue causing a raised scar

Question 13

ischemia

Answer 13

lack of oxygen carrying blood to tissues

Question 14

hemostasis

Answer 14

termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by coagulation process

Question 15

hematoma

Answer 15

a collection of blood trapped in the tissue of the skin or an organ, resulting from trauma

Question 16

granulation

Answer 16

red, granular moist tissue, containing new blood vessels that appear during healing of an open wound

Question 17

fissure

Answer 17

a crack like lesion of the skin

Question 18

excoriation

Answer 18

injury to the surface of the skin due to irritating substances, scratching or abrasions

Question 19

exudate

Answer 19

fluid high in protein and WBC that seeps out of injured or inflamed tissues

Question 20

eschar

Answer 20

scab or dry crust that results from excoriated skin

Question 21

evisceration

Answer 21

separation of wound layers with the protrusion of abdominal organs

Question 22

erythema

Answer 22

redness or inflammation ot the skin or mucous membranes

Question 23

ecchymosis

Answer 23

discoloration of skin from blood in subcutaneous tissues; causes:trauma or fragility of vessels

Question 24

dehiscence

Answer 24

separation or opening of wound layers

Question 25

debridement

Answer 25

removal of dead tissue from a wound

Question 26

dead space

Answer 26

cavity remaining in a wound

Question 27

cyanosis

Answer 27

bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of blood perfusion

Question 28

serous

Answer 28

drainage that is clear, watery plasma

Question 29

collagen

Answer 29

a whitish protein found in connective tissue that adds strength to a wound

Question 30

approximated

Answer 30

refering to wound or incision edges that are close together

Question 31

tertiary intention

Answer 31

irregular wound edges are separated and more extensive process of granulation that secondary intention. closed eventually by suturing

Question 32

sinus track (tunnel or undermining)

Answer 32

a channel that extends under the skin from any part of the wound and involes an area that’s larger than the wound’s visible surface

Question 33

slough

Answer 33

to shed or cast off dead tissue