Question

match the surgical terms in the first column with their correct definitions in the second column.

1. suturing

a. destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic

1. dermabrasion

b. technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer

1. laser surgery

c. surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

1. incision and

d. surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound

1. light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue. is a procedure using an instrument that emits a high - powered beam of
2. the destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen, is called
3. a full - thickness or split - thickness
4. a lost portion of the body skin surface.

— is a procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material.
— is skin transplanted to replace a
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Explanation:

1. Suturing is the surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument, so 1 - b.
2. Dermabrasion is a technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer, so 2 - a.
3. Laser surgery uses a high - powered beam of light to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue, so 3 - e.
4. Incision is a surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound, etc., so 4 - c.

Answer:

1. b. surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument
2. a. technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer
3. e. light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue by using an instrument that emits a high - powered beam of
4. c. surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound