Piece of tissue is removed by a syringe and needle, knife, punch, or brush to examine under a microscope to diagnose

Scraping cells from tissue and examining them under a microscope

Thin piece of tissue is cut from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under a microscope

Scrapings, taken with a curette or scraper, of tissue from lesions are placed on a growth medium ad examined under a microscope to identify fungal growth

Skin graft from one person to another - donor is usually a cadaver

Skin graft from a person's own body

Instrument for for cutting the skin or thin transplants of skin

Skin graft from an animal of another species (usually a pig) to a human

Destruction of tissue by using caustic chemicals, electric currents, heat, or by freezing

Use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue

Removal of superficial skin lesions with a curette or scraper

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

Destroy tissue with an electric current

Making an incision to create and opening for the drainage of material - like pus

Abrasion using chemicals- chemical peel

Abrasion or rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper. Performed to remove acne, scars, tattoos, and scar tissue

Removal of skin lesions and birthmarks using a laser beam that emits intense heat and power at a close range.

Removal of fat beneath the skin by means of suction

Applied to the skin to deaden pain

Kills bacteria causing skin infections

Kills fungi infecting the skin

Kills lice or mites

Reduces severe itching

Used to kill bacteria in skin cuts and wounds or at a surgical site

Treats herpes simplex infection

Specific type of powerful anti-inflammatory cream

basal cell carcinoma

biopsy

culture and sensitivity

decubitus ulcer

dermatology

frozen section

herpes simplex virus

incision and drainage

intradermal

malignant melanoma

squamous cell carcinoma

skin graft

systemic lupus erythematosus

split-thickness skin graft

subcutaneous

ultraviolet