Key Terms And Definitions For St

Front 1

- Band of scar tissue that holds together or unites surfaces or structures that are commonly separated
- Firm avascular scar tissue
- Formation of extensive scar tissue over a joint

Back 1

- Adhesion
- Cicatrix
- Contracture

Front 2

- Space caused by separation of wound edges or by air trapped between layers of tissue.
- Removal of damaged tissue and cellular or other debris from a wound to promote healing and to prevent infection

Back 2

- Dead space
- Debridement

Front 3

- Partial or total splitting open or separation of the layers of a wound.
- Tissue that is nonviable, necrotic
- Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial space of tissue

Back 3

- Dehiscence
- Devitalized
- Edema

Front 4

- Protrusion of viscera through an abdominal incision
- Tissue is drained of blood.
- Passage of blood, serum, or lymph into tissue
- Fluid, cells or other substances that have been discharged from vessel or tissue, it contains WBC, lymphokines and growth factors that stimulate healing

Back 4

- Evisceration
- Exsanguination
- Exudate

Front 5

- Formation of fibrous collagen to fill the gap between the edges of a wound healing w/ contraction (2nd intention)
- Inflammatory lesion that forms around a foreign substance, such as glove powder or a suture knot

Back 5

- Granulation tissue
- Granuloma

Front 6

- Collection of extravasated blood tissue
- Arrest of blood dlow or hemorrhage, the mechanism is via coagulation.
- Excessive rise dense scarring that does not exceed the border of the wound

Back 6

- Hematoma
- Hemostasis
- Hyperthrophic scar

Front 7

- Condition caused by treatment or procedure performed by medical personnel
- Intensional cut through intact tissue
- Decrease of blood supply to tissue
- Death of cell, devitalized tissue

Back 7

- Iatrogenic
- Incision
- Ischemia
- Necrosis

Front 8

- Overgrowth of firm rounded scar that extend beyond the border of the wound, can be painful and may bleed if injured
- Deposition of fibrous connective tissue to bridge separated wound edges and to restore continuity of tissue

Back 8

- Keloid
- Scar

Front 9

- Collection of extravasated serum from interstitial tissue or a resolving hematoma in tissue
- Ability of tissue to resist rupture
- Immune response of the body to tissue injury or foreign substances

Back 9

- Seroma
- Tensile strength
- Tissue reaction

Front 10

- Separation of wound edges

Back 10

- Wound disruption