MindTap - Surgical Technolony - Chapter 19 Fill in the Blank

During a reduction mammoplasty, a set of scales should be in the room to weigh the removed _____.

breast tissue

_____ is the term for cleft lip.

cheiloschisis

_____ is the planing of the skin, either mechanically or chemically.

dermabrasion

A(n) _____ is used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting.

dermatome

The outermost layer of the skin is called the _____.

epidermis

FTSG stands for _____.

full thickness skin graft

Excess development of the male breasts is called _____.

gynecomastia

Plastic reconstruction of the breasts is called _____.

mammoplasty

A(n) _____ is any type of new or abnormal growth.

neoplasm

_____ is the term for cleft palate.

palatoschisis

_____ is the proper name for extra digits.

polydactyly

_____ is another name for clubhand.

radial dysplasia

The proper term for a "nose job" is _____.

rhinoplasty

_____ is the proper term for a face-lift.

rhytidectomy

_____ is the proper term for webbed digits.

syndactyly

A ganglion cyst is filled with _____.

synovial fluid

TRAM stands for _____.

transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous

The _____ -plasty is the most frequently used scar revision technique.

z

_____ is a lack of tone or a relaxation of the skin of the eyelid that causes the lid to appear thin and wrinkled.

Blepharochalasis

_____ is relaxation and hypertrophy of the eyelid skin.

Dermachalasis