Across
- 2. Accumulation of pus enclosed anywhere in the body
- 7. Broad term referring to wounds and sores
- 10. A mild inflammatory process caused by moisture and skin-to-skin friction
- 12. A protein involved in the clotting process required in the granulation phase of healing
- 13. Removal of epidermis by mechanical means, usually tape
- 14. Loss of epidermis/dermis or mucous membrane with definite margins
- 16. Covered with eschar or slough which prohibits complete assessment of the wound
- 19. Dead cells and fluid that collects between dressing changes and needs cleaning off the wound bed to allow healing
- 20. Loss of epidermis
- 21. Necrotic tissue, usually black or brown
- 22. A break in the integrity of the skin
- 23. Defect or cavity that can result in abscess formation
- 24. An important cell used in wound healing
- 26. Area of tissue destruction extending under the skin along the periphery of the wound, appearing smaller than actual size
- 27. Inflammation or infection of skin cells that cause redness, heat, pain, and edema
Down
- 1. Removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from a wound until healthy tissue is exposed
- 3. Attracting moisture
- 4. The mechanical process of wearing away by friction
- 5. Polysaccharide matrix formed by organisms on surface wound "happy little bacteria community"
- 6. Pain related to poor or compromised blood supply, acute
- 8. The process of breakdown of dead tissue or deviated tissue with the use of enzymes
- 9. Sliding of skin over subcutaneous tissues and bones causing a kink in cutaneous capillaries which lead to ischemia
- 11. Swelling
- 15. Destruction of tissue around the infected area, channels extending from the central injury into the surrounding tissue
- 17. Necrotic tissue, usually soft and yellow that can adhere to the wound bed
- 18. The protein that is the main component of many major parts of the body and wound healing
- 25. Thick fluid composed of leukocytes, bacteria and cellular debris