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Minor Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surgical stitch that must be removed from the body






2. Slender strips of gauze covered with iodine; used as a wick to drain infection






3. Flushing of a cavity or wound with a solution






4. A definite pathologic process having a descriptive set of signs and symptoms






5. Topical anesthetic






6. Persisting for a long period of time






7. Substance that burns or destroys organic tissue






8. Blood clot






9. Scraping a body cavity with a curette






10. Wound with jagged - irregular edges






11. Surface bacteria that are introduced by fomites and remain with you for a short time






12. Medication given to a patient to produce unconsciousness






13. Bringing together skin or wound edges






14. Aseptic cleaning aftert use in the body






15. Boil






16. Localized collection of blood under the skin






17. Agent that destroys pathogenic bacteria






18. Destruction of pathogens by chemical or physical means






19. A poisonous substance produced by pathogenic bacteria






20. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues causing injury and damage to the tissues






21. A thick walled cell formed within bacteria; capable of releasing a toxin






22. Soiled through contact with nonsterile materials






23. Having a rapid onset and severe symptoms - usually subsiding within a relatively short period of time






24. Surgical removal of damaged - diseased or contaminated tissue






25. Injecting medication into the skin






26. Instruments with teeth - used to grasp tissue






27. Microscopic living organisms






28. Wound - sore - ulcer - tumor - or any tramatic tissue damage that causes a lack of tissue continuity or loss of function






29. Complete destruction of all forms of microbial life






30. Instruments used to place sutures in the body






31. Wound made from the piercing of the skin with a pointed object






32. Instrument used to clamp blood vessels






33. Sac of fluid or semisolid material located in or under the skin






34. Abnormal - tube-like passage within the body tissues






35. Tumors frequently found in mucous membranes






36. Inanimate object






37. Formation of an opening into the sclera






38. Bacteria found under the fingernails - in hair follicles - and in the opening of sebaceous glands - and in the deeper layers of the skin






39. Local anesthetic






40. Substance that renders microorganisms harmless






41. Producing of purulent material






42. Localized collection of pus that may be located under the skin or deep within the body






43. Sugical stitch that is left in the body; will absorb






44. Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level






45. Any infectious agent that produces pathogenic effects






46. Unaffected person who can transmit infection to another person






47. Tissue forcibly torn away or seperated from the body






48. Disease producing microorganisms






49. Able to be passed or soaked through






50. Medication which produces a loss of sensation in a localized area