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Treatments and Therapies Flashcards

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Anesthetic

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a drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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Antibiotic

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a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

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Antihistamine

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a drug that opposes the effects of histamine

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Antipruritic

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a drug that prevents or relieves itching

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Antiseptic

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a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms

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Epidermal

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pertaining to the skin

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Hypodermic

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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Intradermal

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pertaining to inside the skin

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Percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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Subcutaneous

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pertaining to beneath the skin

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Topical

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applied directly to the skin

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Transdermal

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Pertaining to thought the skin

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Chemosurgery

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removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

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Chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

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Cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue through freezing

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Dermabrasion

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rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

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Electrocauterization

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Using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

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Electrodessication

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using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

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Incision and Drainage (I&D)

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to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

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Lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue

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Liposuction

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removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

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Onychectomy

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removal of a nail

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Onychotomy

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incision into a nail

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Rhytidoplasty

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Reconstruction of wrinkled skin

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Autograft

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a skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body

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Homograft (Allograft)

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skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species (homo, because it is from a similar species, and allo, because it is from another person)

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Heterograft

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skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

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Xenograft

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skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

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