| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aerobic | requiring oxygen |
| Anaerobic | involves activity in which the muscles cannot draw out enough oxygen from the blood stream; used in endurance training |
| Approximated | closed tissue surfaces |
| Bandage | a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body |
| Binder | a type of bandage applied to large body areas (abdomen or chest) or for a specific body part (arm sling); used to provide support |
| Collagen | a protein found in connective tissue; a whitish protein substance that adds tensile strength to a wound |
| Compress | a moist gauze dressing applied frequently to an open wound, sometimes medicated |
| Debridement | removal of infected and necrotic tissue |
| Decubitus ulcers | see Pressure ulcers |
| Dehiscence | the partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound; usually involves an abdominal wound in which the layers below the skin also separate |
| Eschar | thick necrotic tissue produced by burning, by a corrosive application, or by death of tissue associated with loss of vascular supply, bacterial invasion, and putrefaction |
| Evisceration | extrusion of the internal organs |
| Excoriation | loss of the superficial layers of the skin |
| Fibrin | an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood |
| Friction | rubbing; the force that opposes motion |
| Hematoma | a collection of blood in a tissue, organ, or space due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel |
| Hemorrhage | excessive loss of blood from the vascular system |
| Hemorrhagic exudate | see Sanguineous exudate |
| Hemostasis | cessation of bleeding |
| Immobility | prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person's life |
| Irrigation (lavage) | the washing out or flushing of a body cavity, organ, or wound with by a stream of water or other fluid which may or may not be medicated |
| Ischemia | deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part |
| Keloid | a hypertrophic scar containing an abnormal amount of collagen |
| Maceration | the wasting away or softening of a solid as if by the action of soaking; often used to describe degenerative changes and eventual disintegration |
| Manometer | an instrument used to measure the pressure of fluids or gases |
| Packing | filling an open wound or cavity with a material such as gauze |
| Phagocytosis | the process by which cells engulf microorganisms, other cells, or foreign particles |
| Pressure | a compressing downward force on a body area |
| Pressure ulcers | any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue; formerly called decubitus ulcers, bed sores, pressure sores |
| Primary intention healing | tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring |
| Purulent exudates | an exudate consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria |
| Pus | a thick liquid associated with inflammation and composed of cells, liquid, microorganisms, and tissue debris |
| Pyogenic bacteria | bacteria that produce pus |
| Reactive hyperemia | a bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure is relieved |
| Regeneration | renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function |
| Sanguineous exudate | an exudate containing large amounts of red blood cells |
| Secondary intention healing | wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss; formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring |
| Serous exudate | inflammatory material composed of serum (clear portion of blood) derived from the blood and serous membranes of the body such as the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and meninges; watery in appearance and has few cells |
| Shearing force | a combination of friction and pressure which when applied to the skin results in damage to the blood vessels and tissues |
| Sitz bath | referred to as a hip bath, is used to soak a client's pelvic area |
| Suppuration | the formation of pus |
| Vasoconstriction | a decrease in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels |
| Vasodilation | an increase in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels |
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