Biopsy (bx):

      Excision of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease.

Aspiration:

Removal of tissue for microscopic examination by suction through a fine needle  attached to a syringe.

Needle

      Removal of tissue by inserting a hollow needle through the skin or external surface of an organ or tumor to draw off a sample of diseased tissue for histological study

Punch

   Method that removes a small cylindrical specimen for biopsy by means of a special instrument that pierces the organ directly or through the skin or a small incision

Shave:

     Technique performed with a surgical blade or a razor blade.

Frozen section (FS):

      A surgical procedure to cut a thin  piece of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination

Skin test:

      A test to determine the reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or a applying it topically to the skin

Intradermal:

     A procedure used to identify suspected allergens by subcutaneously injecting the patient with small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observation of the skin for a subsequent reaction

Patch

The simplest type of skin test, in which a small piece of gauze or filter paper is impregnated with  small minute quantity of the suspected allergy-causing substances(food, pollen, animal fur, ). And is applied to the skin usually on the forearm

Scratch:

Type of skin test in which a small quantity of a solution containing a suspected allergen is placed on a lightly scratched area of the skin

Curettage:

     Scraping of a cavity, wound, or other surface using a spoonlike cutting instrument called a curette.

Cryosurgery:

    A procedure using subfreezing temperature ( achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) to destroy tissue.

Debridement:

Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound or burn site to prevent infection and to facilitate healing

Electrosurgery:

Electrosurgical procedures performed with various electric instruments that operate on high frequency electric current

Electrocautery:

      The application of a needle or snare heated by electric current for the destruction of tissue.

Electrocoagulation:

      Hardening (coagulation) of tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current from an electrocautery device.

Electrodesiccation:

Destruction of tissue by burning with an electric spark.

Fulguration:

      Destruction of tissue by means of high frequency electric sparks.

Escharotomy:

      A surgical incision in an eschar (scab) to lessen constriction, as might be done following a burn; used to prevent wound infection of the burn site.

Irrigation:

      The process of washing out a body cavity or wounded area with a stream of water or other fluid.

Laser Surgery:

Surgery using a laser device

Lipectomy:

    : Surgical excision of subcutaneous fat ( lip=fat, ectomy=excision)

Liposuction:

      A Technique for removing subcutaneous fat tissues with a suction pump device

Rhytidoplasty:

    A procedure in reconstructive plastic surgery in which the skin of the face is tightened, wrinkles are moved, and the skin is made to appear firm and smooth. (Rhytido=wrinkle, Plasty= surgical repair, ectomy= excision, removal)

Skin Graft

      Skin obtained from another part of the body, or form a donor, and used to repair a defect or trauma of the skin.

Autograft, Homograft:

   Any tissue obtained from one part of the body and implanted at another location in the same individual

Heterograft, Xenograft:

     Tissue obtained from an individual of one species for transplantation to an individual of a different species.

Abrasion:

A scraping away of a diseased or scarred area.

Chemabrasion:

Application of chemicals to remove the surface layer of skin cells

Dermabrasion:

         Use of rotating brushes, sandpaper, or other abrasive materials to remove scars, leasions, and fine wrinkles from the skin.

Cautery:

      A technique used to destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals

Chemical peel:

     Application of an acid solution to peel the top skin layers, allowing new smoother skin with tighter skin with tighter cells to occupy the sureface.