Surgical and Pharmacology terms

Question 1

allograft

Answer 1

allo- (other)

skin graft from person to another

Question 2

dermatome

Answer 2

instrument for cutting the skin or thin transplants of skin

Question 3

xenograft

Answer 3

skin graft from an animal of another species to a human

Question 4

cauterization

Answer 4

cauter/o = to burn

destruction of tissue by using caustic chemicals. electric currents, or by heating or freezing

Question 5

rhytidectomy

Answer 5

surgical removal or excess skin to eliminate wrinkles.

AKA facelift

Question 6

debridement

Answer 6

removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

Question 7

dermatoplasty

Answer 7

skin grating

Question 8

anesthetic

Answer 8

deadens pain when applied to skin

examples: lidocaine, xylocaine, procaine, novocain

Question 9

antipruritic

Answer 9

reduces severe itching

examples: benadryl, caladryl, diphenhydramine, zinc