| A | B |
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| allograft | skin graft that uses human skin obtained from a cadaver to temporarily cover large areas of tissue until the client's own skin can be used for skin grafting |
| autograft | skin graft that uses a client's own skin, which is transplanted from one part of the body to another |
| closed method | burn wound management technique in which the wound is covered. It involves the use of one or more types of dressing materials. |
| debridement | natural, mechanical, enzymatic, or surgical removal of necrotic tissue |
| epithelialization | regrowth of skin |
| eschar | hard leathery crust of dehydrated skin that forms in areas of full-thickness burns |
| excharotomy | incision into eschar to relieve constricting pressure |
| full-thickness graft | skin graft in which the epidermis, dermis, and some subcutaneous tissue are harvested from the client's skin |
| heterograft | skin g raft obtained from animals, principally pigs, to temporarily cover large areas of tissue until the client's own skin can be used for skin grafting |
| hyperbaric oxygen treatment | administration of 100% oxygen at three times greater that atmospheric pressure in a specially designed chamber |
| open method | burn wound management technique in which the wound is left uncovered |
| slit graft | skin graft in which skin is removed from a client's donor site and passed through an instrument that perforates it in multiple places so that a smaller piece of skin can be stretched to cover a larger area |
| split-thickness graft | skin graft in which the epidermis and a thin layer of dermis are harvested from the client's skin |
| stridor | high-pitched, harsh sound during respiration, indicative of airway obstruction |
| tachypnea | increased rate of breathing |
