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* Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound. | * Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound. | ||
* Granulation tissue | |||
== Wound Descriptors == | == Wound Descriptors == | ||
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* Erythema: redness of the periwound | * Erythema: redness of the periwound | ||
** Streaking: the phenomena where erythema follows an arterial pathway toward the heart. | ** Streaking: the phenomena where erythema follows an arterial pathway toward the heart. | ||
* Friable | |||
* Induration: firmness of the tissue around a wound | * Induration: firmness of the tissue around a wound | ||
* Purulent/purulence | * Purulent/purulence | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Anatomical or Physiological Terminology[edit | edit source]
- Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound.
- Granulation tissue
Wound Descriptors[edit | edit source]
- Erythema: redness of the periwound
- Streaking: the phenomena where erythema follows an arterial pathway toward the heart.
- Friable
- Induration: firmness of the tissue around a wound
- Purulent/purulence
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