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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
== Anatomical or Physiological Terminology == | == Anatomical or Physiological or Wound Terminology == | ||
* Exudate | |||
* Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound. | * Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound. | ||
* Granulation tissue | * Granulation tissue | ||
* Hypergranulation | |||
== Wound Descriptors == | == Wound Descriptors == |
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Anatomical or Physiological or Wound Terminology[edit | edit source]
- Exudate
- Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound.
- Granulation tissue
- Hypergranulation
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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