Tissue Integrity Terminology Flashcards
Closed, with the wounds edges touching each other
Approximated
Superficial, partial thickness wound with little bleeding, caused by rubbing or scraping the skin or a mucous membrane.
Abrasion
What is arterial insufficiency?
Inadequate blood flow through the arteries
Large blisters, as seen with burns
Bulla
Decrease in size, wasting away, or progressive decline of a body part or tissue
Atrophy
Thermal injury to tissues
Burn
Malignant (cancerous) growth made up of epithelial cells that tends to infiltrate surrounding tissue thus causing metastasis
Carcinoma
Injury to tissues with skin discoloration from blood seepage just under the skin and without breakage of skin; a bruise
Contusion
Remove contaminated, damaged, or devitalized tissue from a wound
Debride
Abnormal, closed epithelium lined sack that contains a liquid or a semi solid substance.
Cyst
Spontaneous opening of the edges of a surgical wound with partial or total separation of wound layers.
Dehiscence
Area of loss of superficial layers of the skin.
Denuded
Inflammation of the skin
Dermatitis
Innermost layer of the skin
Dermis
Dehydration of the tissue
Desiccation
Seepage or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
Drainage
Hemorrhagic spot, or bruise, caused by bleeding under the skin and irregularly formed in blue, purple, or brown patche
Ecchymosis
Accumulation of excess fluid, causing swelling in the cells, in intercellular spaces within tissues, or in potential spaces inside the body
Edema
Reddening of the skin caused by congestion of the capillaries
Erythema
Slough (hard crust or mass of dead tissue) produced by a thermal burn, a corrosive application, or gangrene
Eschar
Severe form of dehiscent’s where internal viscera protrudes outside of body
Evisceration
Material such as fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris that has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation.
Exudate
Any abnormal tubelike passage in the body
Fistula
Development of red moist tissue made up of new blood vessels, indicating the progression of wound healing
Granulation
Localized collection of blood underneath the tissues, appearing as a swelling or mass often characterized by a bluish discoloration
Hematoma
Protective response occurring in reaction to any type of bodily injury or destruction of tissues, characterized by redness and swelling and sometimes serous exudate
Inflammation
To wash out with fluid
Irrigate
A deficiency in blood flow to an area which could lead to tissue death
Ischemia
Sharply elevated, progressively enlarging scar that does not fade with time
Keloid
Cut; torn wound
Laceration
Softening our dissolution of tissue after lengthy exposure to fluid (too wet)
Maceration
Spot or thickening of the skin, not raised above the surface
Macule
Malignant mole or tumor on the skin with atypical melanocytes in both the epidermis and the dermis and sometimes the subcutaneous cells
Melanoma
Death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue
Necrosis
Small, solid mass that can be detected by touch
Nodule
Paleness; a decrease or absence of skin coloration
Pallor
Small, circumscribed, solid, elevated skin lesion
Papule
Minute reddish or purplish spots containing blood that appear in skin or mucous membranes as a result of localized hemorrhage
Petechiae
Any patch or flat area of the skin, such as the characteristic scales of psoriasis or eczema
Plaque
Impaired skin integrity and or formation of a wound due to prolonged pressure
Pressure ulcer
Itching
Pruritus
Wound made by a sharp pointed object penetrating the skin
Puncture
Condition characterized by various skin manifestations, including hemorrhages into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs, and other tissues
Purpura
Containing pus
Purulent
Yellowish liquid product of inflammation or infection
Pus
Small, elevated skin lesion that contains plus
Pustule
Pertaining to serum; thin and watery like serum
Serous
Force exerted parallel to the skin resulting from gravity and from resistance or friction between the patient and a surface, such as that created when a patient slumps in the chair
Shear
A traumatic wound resulting from separation of the epidermis from the dermis
Skin tear
Mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer
Slough
Stagnation (stopping) of the flow of body fluid, most commonly used to describe the impaired flow of blood back to the heart from the peripheral circulation
Stasis
A canal or passageway within the wound bed
Tunneling
An overhanging along the edge of the wound bed creating a sac or pocket
Undermining
Inadequacy of the venous valves and impairment of venous return from the lower limbs often with edema and sometimes with skin ulcers
Venous insufficiency
Small blister that contains liquid
Vesicle
Smooth, localized, reddened or pale, slightly elevated area on the skin that is either introduced via intradermal injection or is typical of allergic reactions
Wheal
