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chemosurgery
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-operative terms
-removal of tissue after it has been destroyed by chemical means |
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chemical peel
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-operative terms
-a technique for restoring wrinkled, scarred, or blemished skin by applying an acid solution to "peel" away the top layers of the skin |
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cryosurgery
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-operative terms
-destruction of tissue by freezing with application of an extremely cold chemical (e.g., liquid nitrogen) |
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dermabrasion
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-operative terms
-surgical removal of epidermis frozen by aerosol spray using wire brushes and emery papers to remove scars, tattoos, and/or wrinkles |
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curettage
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-operative terms
-cleaning; scrapeing a wound using a spoon-like cutting instrucment called a curette; used for debridement |
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electrosurgical procedures
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-operative terms
-use of electric current to destroy tissue; the type and strength of the current and method of application vary |
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electrocautery
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-operative terms
-use of an instructment heated by electric current (cautery) to coagulate bleeding areas by burning the tissue (e.g., to sear a blood vessel) |
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electrodesiccation
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-operative terms
-use of high-frequency electri currents to destroy tissue by drying it; the active electrode makes direct contact with the skin lesion (desiccate= to dry up) |
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fulguration
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-operative terms
-to lighten up; use of long, high-frequency, electric sparks to destroy tissue; the active electrode does not touch the skin |
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incision and drainage (I & D)
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-operative terms
-incision and drainage of an infected skin lesion (e.g., an abscess) |
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laser
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-operative terms
-an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an instrument that concentrates high frequencies of light into a small, extremely intense beam that is precise in depth and diameter, applied to body tissue to destroy lesions or for dissection (cutting of parts for study) |
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laser surgery
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-operative terms
-surgery using a laser in various dermatologic procedures to remove lesions, scars, tatoos, etc. |
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Mohs surgery
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-operative terms
-a technique used to excise tumors of the skin by removing fresh tissue, layer by layer, until a tumor-free plane is reached |
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skin grafting
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-operative terms
-transfer of skin from one body site to another to replace skin that has been lost through a burn or injury |
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autograft
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-operative terms
-graft transfer to a new position in the body of the same person (auto=self) |
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heterograft or xenograft
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-operative terms
-graft transfer between different species, such as from animal to human (hetero=different; xeno=strange) |
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homograft or allograft
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-operative terms
-donor transfer between persons of the same species, such as human to human (homo=same) |
