Wound terminology

5. / Redness of the skin due to hyperaemia.
8. / Small masses of formative cells containing loops of newly formed blood vessels which spring up over any raw surface, as the first step in the process of healing of wounds.
13. / An immune collagen producing cell of connective tissue.
14. / Narrowing of the blood vessels which results in the blood flow to a particular part of the body being reduced.
15. / The local death of tissue. The tissue is often black /brown in colour and ‘leathery ‘in texture.
16. / The removal of devitalised tissue and foreign matter.
17. / The termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body, consisting of vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, thrombin and fibrin synthesis.
19. / The formation of new tissue filling the defect which takes place during the proliferation phase of healing.
20. / Micro-organisms are not only present but are multiplying and producing an associated host reaction.
23. / The outer layer of the skin.
24. / Multiplication of organisms without a corresponding host reaction.
25. / Devitalised tissue which has a yellow/white/grey hue.
26. / Disease-producing, and is a term for example, applied to bacteria,capable of causing disease.

1. / Originates from the Greek word ‘to boil over’. Features dry, itching, red and inflamed skin.
2. / A spreading infection into soft tissue.
3. / The final stage of the proliferative stage of tissue healing.
4. / Presence of micro organism but without multiplication.
6. / The body’s natural ability to debride dead tissue. Softening of dead cells brought about by enzymes in the cells themselves.
7. / A scab consisting of dried serum and devitalised dermal cells.
9. /The generation of new blood vessels in tissues.
10. / Synonymous with eczema.
11. / Is the tissue that covers the body surface, lines body cavities and forms glands.
12. / A function of the healing process in granulating tissue whereby edges of the wound are drawn towards each other.
18. / A softening or sogginess of the tissue owing to retention of excessive moisture. Often showing as white wet tissue.
21. / The abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities in the body.
22. / The main protein constituent of white fibrous tissue.