Treatments and Therapies Flashcards
Anesthetic
a drug that temporarily blocks sensation
Antibiotic
a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
Antihistamine
a drug that opposes the effects of histamine
Antipruritic
a drug that prevents or relieves itching
Antiseptic
a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms
Epidermal
pertaining to the skin
Hypodermic
pertaining to beneath the skin
Intradermal
pertaining to inside the skin
Percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
Subcutaneous
pertaining to beneath the skin
Topical
applied directly to the skin
Transdermal
Pertaining to thought the skin
Chemosurgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
Chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
Cryosurgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
Dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
Electrocauterization
Using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
Electrodessication
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
Incision and Drainage (I&D)
to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
Lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
Liposuction
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
Onychectomy
removal of a nail
Onychotomy
incision into a nail
Rhytidoplasty
Reconstruction of wrinkled skin
Autograft
a skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body
Homograft (Allograft)
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)
Heterograft
skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s
Xenograft
skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s
