Collection of pus underneath the skin

without (loss of) feeling or sensation

A drug that helps to prevent pain during surgery

To bring the edges of a wound together so that tissues surfaces are close in order to protect the area

use of cold temperatures to destroy tissue

removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

A dilute solution of formaldehyde used to preserve biological specimens.

A cut made in order to get inside something

the initial phase of wound healing in which bleeding is reduced as blood vessels in the affected area constrict

occurring during the course of a surgical procedure

a cut, tear

suture material

the third phase of wound healing, in which scar tissue forms

a hollow needle is used to remove a core of tissue for examination

after an operation

before an operation

The second phase of wound healing, in which new tissue forms, closing off the wound.

a deep hole made by a sharp object such as a nail

Sterile field is an area free of microorganisms and prepared to receive sterile items

A surgical stich made to close a wound

needle joined with suture material in a continuous unit; eyeless needle