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Localized collection of pus that will result in the disintegration of tissue over time
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Abscess
Localized collection of pus that will result in the disintegration of tissue over time
Benign
Not progressive or recurrent; usually used to describe a growth that does not spread to another location in the body
Cyst
closed sac containing matter or fluid
Lesion
Swelling or enlargement; a spontaneous growth of tissue that forms an abnormal mass
Malignant
Term used to describe a cancerous tumor that grows worse over time
Tumor
Abnormal or altered tissue (e.g. wound or boil)
Aspiration
Use of a needle and a syringe to withdraw fluid
Punch
Use of a small, hollow instrument to pu
Incisional
Surgically cutting into
Excisional
Removal of an entire lesion for biopsy
Biopsy
Removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic purposes
Curettage
Scraping of a cavity using a spoon shaped instrument
Drainage
Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
Endoscopy
Inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision
Excision
Cutting or taking away
Incision
Surgically cutting into
Injection
Forcing of a fluid into a vessel or cavity
Ligation
Binding or tying off, as in constricting blood flow of a vessel or binding fallopian tubes for diagnostic purposes
Repair
To remedy, replace or heal
Suture
To unite parts by suturing them together
-centesis
Suffix meaning puncture of a cavity
-ectomy
Suffix meaning a removal of a part of all of an organ of the body
-otomy
Suffix meaning incsiion into
-plasty
Suffix meaning technique involving molding or surgically forming
-rraphy
suffix meaning suturing
dermis
second layer of skin holding blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat glands, and hair follicles
epidermis
outer layer of skin
subcutaneous
tissue below dermis primarily fat cells that insulate the body
incision and drainage
to cut and withdraw fluid
debridement
cleansing of or removing dead tissue from a would
paring
removal of thin layers of skin by peeling or scraping
shaving
horizontal or transverse removal of dermal or epidermal lesions, w/o full thickness excision
skin graft
transplantation of tissue to repair a defect
tissue transfer
piece of skin for grafting that is still partially attached to the original blood supply and is used to cover an adjacent would area
destruction
killing of tissue, possibly by electrocautery, laser, chemical, or other means
mast
prefix for breast
cryosurgery
destruction of lesions using extreme cold
closed treatment
fracture treatment when site is not surgically opened and visualized or reduction
open treatment
fracture site that is surgically opened and visualized
percutaneous
fixation considered neither open nor closed; fracture is not visualized, but fixation is placed across the fracture site under xray imaging
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