therapeutic procedures and medications

Question 1

curette

kyu - RET

Answer 1

scoop shaped instrument for scraping the inerior of a cavity or removing new growths

Question 2

curettage

kyu - reh - TAHZH

Answer 2

scraping the interior of a cavity or removing a new growth

Question 3

debridement

day - BREED - mon

Answer 3

the removal of necrotic or injured tissue

Question 4

digitize

DIJ - ih - tize

Answer 4

to change analog information into a numerical format to facilitate computer processing

Question 5

maneuver

mah - NYU - ver

Answer 5

a planned movement or procedure

Question 6

myringotomy

mir - in - GOT - oh - mee

Answer 6

incision in the tympanic membrane

Question 7

necrosis

neh - KROH - sis

Answer 7

pathologic death of one or more cells

Question 8

necrotic

neh - KROT - ik

Answer 8

affected by necrosis

Question 9

topical

TOP - ih - kal

Answer 9

medication applied directly to obtain a local effect

Question 10

tympanostomy

tim - pan - OS - toh - mee

Answer 10

surgically created new opening in the tympanic membrane to allow fluid to drain from the middle ear

Question 11

valsalva

val - SAL - vah

Answer 11

any forced expiratory effort against a closed airway