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Debridement |
is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. |
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R u bor |
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |
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Eschar |
a dry, dark scab or falling away of dead skin, typically caused by a burn, or by the bite of a mite, or as a result of anthrax infection. |
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Extravasation |
is the leakage of a fluid out of its container. In the case of inflammation, it refers to the movement of white blood cells from the capillaries to the tissues surrounding them (leukocyteextravasation), also known as diapedesis. |
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Exudate |
a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, especially in inflammation |
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Grandulation |
is new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process. Granulation tissue typically grows from the base of a wound and is able to fill wounds of almost any size. |
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Hematoma |
a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. |
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Skin peeling |
(from Latin desquamare, meaning "to scrape the scales off a fish"), also called skin peeling, is the shedding of the outermost membrane or layer of a tissue, such as the skin. |
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Lops |
Lost of protective sensation. |
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Huperkeratosis |
abnormal thickening of the outer layer of the skin. |
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Ischemia |
an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles. |
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Maceration |
is defined as the softening and breaking down of skin resulting from prolonged exposure to moisture (Anderson, 1998). It was first described by Charcot in 1877.Maceration is caused by excessive amounts of fluid remaining in contact with the skin or the surface of a woundfor extended periods. |
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Strike through |
tendency for wound exudate to percolate through a dressing, allowing bacterial ingress through the dressing and colonization of the wound surface |
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Slough |
is a yellow fibrinous tissue that consists of fibrin, pus, and proteinaceous material.Slough can be found on the surface of a previously clean wound bed and it is thought to be associated with bacterial activity. |
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Hemosiderin strain |
is dark purple or rusty discoloration of the lower legs caused by chronic venous disease. |