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39 Cards in this Set
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BURIED STURE
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ANY STITCH PLACED AND TIED SO THAT IT REMAINS COMPLETELY UNDER SKIN SURFACE
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TENSILE STRENGTH
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AMONT OF TENSION OR PULL, EXPRESSED IN POUNDS, WHICH A STRAND OF SUTURE WILL WITHSTAND BEFORE IT BREAKS
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CAPILLARITY
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CHARACTERISTIC OF SUTURE MATERIAL TAHT ALLOWS THE PASSAGE OF TISSUE FLUIDS ALONG THE STRAND PERMITTING INFECTION, IF PRESENT, TO BE DRAWN INTO THE WOUND
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GAUGE
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TERM USED TO EXPRESS DIAMETER OF A SUTURE STRAND (SIZING)
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PLIABILITY
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ABILITY TO BEND FREELY AND REPEATEDLY WITHOUT BREAKING
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KNOT STRENGTH
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FORCE NECESSARY TO CAUSE A GIVEN TYPE OF KNOT TO SLIP
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APPROXIMATION
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BRINGING TOGERHER TWO SIDES OR EDGES
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SKIN CLOSURE TAPES
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LONG, NARROW, STERILE STRIPS OF TAPE WITH ADHESIVE BACKING USED TO APPROXIMATE SKIN EDGES
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WICKING ACTION
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CAPILLARY ACTION WHEN A SUTURE ACTS AS A WICK TO MOVE TISSUE FLUID AND SPREAD INFECTION
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TISSUE DRAG
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EASE AT WHICH SUTURE SLIPS THROUGH TISSUE
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KINK
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UNDESIRABLE FORMATION OF A STRAND OF SUTURE
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TIE-ON-PASSER
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A STRAND OF SUTURE ATTACHED TO A CLAMP GENERALLY USED TO LIGATE IN DEEP AREAS WITH MINIMAL EXPOSURE
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ELASTICITY
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ABILITY TO BE STRETCHED OR EXPANDED
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MEMORY
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ABILTY TO RETURN TO FORMER CONDITION
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SUTURE
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MATERIAL USED TO APPROXIMATE(SEW) TISSUE OR TIE OFF BLOOD VESSELS
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UMBILICAL TAPE
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1/8" WHITE WOVEN COTTON LIGATURE FREQUENTLY USED TO ISOLATE AND SUSPEND SMALL STRUCTURES IN PEDIATRIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROEDURES
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CHROMIC SALTS
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CHEMICALS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CATGUT THAT CAUSE IT TO RESIST ABSORPTION FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN PLAIN GUT
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RATE OF ABSORPTION
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THE EXPECTED LENGTH OF TIME IN WHICH ABSORBABLE SUTURES WILL BE IN PLACE BEFORE BEING DIGESTED BY TISSUE ENZYMES NOTE: THIS TIME IS INFLUENCED BY THE TYPE OF SUTURE, THE TYPE OF TISSUE AND OTHER VIABLE FACTORS.
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INERT
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REFERS TO A QUALITY OF SUTURES INDICATING THAT IT CAUSES LITTLE OR NO TISSUE REACTION
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MONOFILAMENT
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SSTRAND CONSISTING OF A SINGLE THREAD
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STICK TIE
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SUTURE STRAND ATTACHED TO A NEEDLE USED TO LIGATE STRUCTURES
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FRIABLE
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REFERS TO ANY TISSUE THAT IS EASILY TORN
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MULTIFILAMENT
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STRAND MADE OF MORE THAN ONE THREAS HELD TOGETHER BY TWISTING OR BRAIDING
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LIGATING REEL
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A TUBE, PLASTIC DISC OR OTHER DEVICE FROM WHICH LIGATING MATERICAL IS UNWOUND AS BLOOD VESSELS ARE TIED
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BURIED STURE
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ANY STITCH PLACED AND TIED SO THAT IT REMAINS COMPLETELY UNDER SKIN SURFACE
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TENSILE STRENGTH
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AMONT OF TENSION OR PULL, EXPRESSED IN POUNDS, WHICH A STRAND OF SUTURE WILL WITHSTAND BEFORE IT BREAKS
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CAPILLARITY
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CHARACTERISTIC OF SUTURE MATERIAL TAHT ALLOWS THE PASSAGE OF TISSUE FLUIDS ALONG THE STRAND PERMITTING INFECTION, IF PRESENT, TO BE DRAWN INTO THE WOUND
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GAUGE
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TERM USED TO EXPRESS DIAMETER OF A SUTURE STRAND (SIZING)
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PLIABILITY
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ABILITY TO BEND FREELY AND REPEATEDLY WITHOUT BREAKING
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KNOT STRENGTH
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FORCE NECESSARY TO CAUSE A GIVEN TYPE OF KNOT TO SLIP
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APPROXIMATION
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BRINGING TOGERHER TWO SIDES OR EDGES
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SKIN CLOSURE TAPES
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LONG, NARROW, STERILE STRIPS OF TAPE WITH ADHESIVE BACKING USED TO APPROXIMATE SKIN EDGES
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WICKING ACTION
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CAPILLARY ACTION WHEN A SUTURE ACTS AS A WICK TO MOVE TISSUE FLUID AND SPREAD INFECTION
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TISSUE DRAG
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EASE AT WHICH SUTURE SLIPS THROUGH TISSUE
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KINK
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UNDESIRABLE FORMATION OF A STRAND OF SUTURE
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TIE-ON-PASER
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A STRAND OF SUTURE ATTACHED TO A CLAMP GENERALLY USED TO LIGATE IN DEEP AREAS WITH MINIMAL EXPOSURE
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ELASTICITY
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ABILITY TO BE STRETCHED OR EXPANDED
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MEMORY
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ABILTY TO RETURN TO FORMER CONDITION
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SUTURE
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MATERIAL USED TO APPROXIMATE(SEW) TISSUE OR TIE OFF BLOOD VESSELS
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