3.4 med term

woah, home stretch!! just in time....

allograft/homograft

skin graft from another person or a cadaver

autograft

a graft removed from the patient’s own skin

cadaver

a dead body or corpse

cryotherapy

the use of cold in the treatment of disease

debridement

the removal of injured or necrotic tissue

desquamation

the peeling of outer layer of skin; shedding of epidermis

eschar

the burnt, dead tissue lying on top of third-degree burns

heterograft/xenograft

a graft from another species (not human)

inflammation

a complex of cell and chemical reaction occurring in response to an injury or chemical or biologic agent

inflammatory

causing or affected by inflammation

lentigo/lentigines

age spot; small, flat, brown-black spot in the skin of older people

regenerate

reconstitution of a lost part

regeneration

the process of reconstitution

scald

burn from contact with hot liquid or steam

shock

sudden physical or mental collapse or circulatory collapse

abdominoplasty

surgical removal of excess subcutaneous fat from abdominal wall

abrasion

area of skin or mucous membrane that had been scraped off

blepharoplasty

surgical repair of an eyelid

clot

the mass of fibrin and cells that is produced in a wound

dermabrasion

removal of upper layers of skin by rotary brush

granulation

new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing

incision

a cut or surgical wound

excision

surgical removal of part or all of a structure

keloid

raise, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production during healing of a wound

laceration

a tear or jagged wound of the skin caused by blunt trauma; not a cut

lipectomy

surgical removal of adipose tissue

liposuction

surgical removal of adipose tissue using suction

mammoplasty

surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the breast

rhinoplasty

surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the nose

scab

crust that forms over a wound or sore during healing

suture

stitch to hole the edges of a wound together

suture

to stitch the edges of a wound together

wound

any injury that interrupts the continuity of skin or a mucous membrane