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* '''Biopsy''': the skilled removal of cells or tissues for the purpose to determine a diagnosis or infection.
* '''Biopsy''': the skilled removal of cells or tissues for the purpose to determine a diagnosis or infection.
* '''Blanchable erythemia''': redness of the skin which blanches (turns white when pressed with a fingertip) and then quickly returns to the original redness once the pressure is removed.  
* '''Blanchable erythemia''': redness of the skin which blanches (turns white when pressed with a fingertip) and then quickly returns to the original redness once the pressure is removed.  
* '''Burn wound''': a wound caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.
* '''Burn wound''': a wound caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.<ref>World Health Organization. Burns. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/burns (accessed 29/May/2023).</ref>


== C ==
== C ==


* Callus
* '''Callus''': an area of thickened skin caused by friction, pressure, or other physical or chemical irritation.<ref>Britannica. Callus. Available from: https://www.britannica.com/science/callus-dermatology (accessed 29/May/2023).</ref>
* Charcot foot
* '''Charcot foot syndrome''': a serious limb-threatening lower-extremity complication of diabetes characterized by varying degrees of bone and joint disorganization due  to underlying neuropathy, trauma, and changes in bone metabolism.<ref>Rogers LC, Frykberg RG, Armstrong DG, Boulton AJ, Edmonds M, Van GH, Hartemann A, Game F, Jeffcoate W, Jirkovska A, Jude E. [https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article-pdf/34/9/2123/609820/2123.pdf The Charcot foot in diabetes]. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2011 Sep 1;101(5):437-46.</ref>
* Circumferential
* '''Clean technique''': utilises measures to reduce the numbers of microorganisms to minimize the risk of microorganism transmission from healthcare provider and/or the environment to the patient during a wound care procedure.<ref name=":1" />  
* '''Clean technique''': utilises measures to reduce the numbers of microorganisms to minimize the risk of microorganism transmission from healthcare provider and/or the environment to the patient during a wound care procedure.<ref name=":1" />  
* Colonization
* '''Colonization''': the presence of multiplying microorganisms on the surface of a wound which does not cause an immune response from the host.
* Contamination
* '''Contamination''': the beneign presence of bacteria within a wound without any host immune reaction.
* Cyanotic  
* '''Cyanotic''': tissue which has become blue in colour due to lack of oxygenation.
* '''Cytotoxic''': the ability of a substance or process to damage cells and cause cell death, including the death of healthy cells and viable tissue in a wound bed.<ref>Merwarth, D. Management of Burn Wounds Programme. Burn Wound Cleansing and Solutions. Physioplus. 2023.</ref>
* '''Cytotoxic''': the ability of a substance or process to damage cells and cause cell death, including the death of healthy cells and viable tissue in a wound bed.<ref>Merwarth, D. Management of Burn Wounds Programme. Burn Wound Cleansing and Solutions. Physioplus. 2023.</ref>


== D ==
== D ==


* Debridement: sharp, mechanical, autolytic, excisional
* '''Debridement''': the removal of nonviable tissue using sharp surgical instruments, mechanical (wiping), autolytic (breakdown by natural processes of the body), enzymatic (use of a topical agent) means.
* Debris
* '''Dehiscence''': a partial or complete separation of approximated wound edges due to a failure of proper wound healing.<ref>Rosen RD, Manna B. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551712/#:~:text=Dehiscence%20is%20a%20partial%20or,still%20in%20the%20early%20stages. Wound dehiscence]. InStatPearls [Internet] 2022 May 8. StatPearls Publishing.</ref>
* Dehiscence  
* '''Dependent rubor''': an red discolouration of the limbs which occurs when in a gravity dependent position, most commonly associated with peripheral artery disease
* Dependent rubor  
* '''Desiccation''': tissue which has become dried out.
* Desiccation  
* '''Disinfectants:''' destroy microorganisms on non-living objects or surfaces.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Disinfectants:''' destroy microorganisms on non-living objects or surfaces.<ref name=":0" />


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Introduction[edit | edit source]

The terminology is listed in alphabetical order. This is a living document, terminology will be added as wound care/integumentary courses are created.

A[edit | edit source]

  • Antimicrobials: a group of agents and substances which reduce the possibility of infection and sepsis.[1]
  • Antibiotics: naturally derived from other microorganisms or synthetically created agents which are absorbed into the body for the purpose of killing or preventing bacterial multiplication. These substances can be given parenterally (intramuscularly, intravenously), orally, or applied topically to the skin.[1]
  • Antifungals agents are agents that slow or halt the growth of fungi, including yeasts. These substances can be given intravenously, orally or topically.[1]
  • Antiseptics: chemical agents that slow or halt the growth of microorganisms on external body surfaces, including wounds, and aid in preventing infection.[2] These substances are non-damaging to living tissue and skin.[3] When applied to the skin antiseptics are not absorbed in a significant quantity into the body.[1]
  • Aseptic technique: utilises measures to prevent the transfer of microorganisms from a healthcare provider and/or the environment to the patient during a wound care procedure.[4]
  • Atrophie blanche: a chronic condition that presents as reoccurring, painful, ulcers of the lower leg, ankle, or dorsal foot which result in scar formation. The scars appear as white star-shaped scar radiating out from the healed ulcer. The term atrophie blanche is used to describe the result of the healed ulcer.[5]

B[edit | edit source]

  • Bioburden: includes all of the dimensions of wound microbiology involved in the development of wound infection. This can include microbial load, microbial diversity, and the presence of pathogenic organisms.[6]
  • Biofilm: a microbial colony encased in a polysaccharide matrix attached to a wound surface. Biofilms can affect the healing of chronic wounds due to the production of destructive enzymes and toxins which can keep the wound in a chronic inflammatory state.[7]
  • Biopsy: the skilled removal of cells or tissues for the purpose to determine a diagnosis or infection.
  • Blanchable erythemia: redness of the skin which blanches (turns white when pressed with a fingertip) and then quickly returns to the original redness once the pressure is removed.
  • Burn wound: a wound caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.[8]

C[edit | edit source]

  • Callus: an area of thickened skin caused by friction, pressure, or other physical or chemical irritation.[9]
  • Charcot foot syndrome: a serious limb-threatening lower-extremity complication of diabetes characterized by varying degrees of bone and joint disorganization due to underlying neuropathy, trauma, and changes in bone metabolism.[10]
  • Clean technique: utilises measures to reduce the numbers of microorganisms to minimize the risk of microorganism transmission from healthcare provider and/or the environment to the patient during a wound care procedure.[4]
  • Colonization: the presence of multiplying microorganisms on the surface of a wound which does not cause an immune response from the host.
  • Contamination: the beneign presence of bacteria within a wound without any host immune reaction.
  • Cyanotic: tissue which has become blue in colour due to lack of oxygenation.
  • Cytotoxic: the ability of a substance or process to damage cells and cause cell death, including the death of healthy cells and viable tissue in a wound bed.[11]

D[edit | edit source]

  • Debridement: the removal of nonviable tissue using sharp surgical instruments, mechanical (wiping), autolytic (breakdown by natural processes of the body), enzymatic (use of a topical agent) means.
  • Dehiscence: a partial or complete separation of approximated wound edges due to a failure of proper wound healing.[12]
  • Dependent rubor: an red discolouration of the limbs which occurs when in a gravity dependent position, most commonly associated with peripheral artery disease
  • Desiccation: tissue which has become dried out.
  • Disinfectants: destroy microorganisms on non-living objects or surfaces.[1]

E[edit | edit source]

  • Epithelial bridging
  • Epithelial cells
  • Erythemia
  • Eschar
  • Exudate

F[edit | edit source]

  • Friable

G[edit | edit source]

  • Gaiter area
  • Granulation tissue

H[edit | edit source]

  • Hemosiderin staining
  • Hemostasis
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Hypergranulation
  • Hypertrophic nails

I[edit | edit source]

  • Iatrogenic
  • Induration
  • Infection
  • Ischaemia

J[edit | edit source]

K[edit | edit source]

L[edit | edit source]

  • Lab culture

M[edit | edit source]

  • Maceration

N[edit | edit source]

  • Necrosis
  • Nonsterile
  • Non-viable tissue

O[edit | edit source]

  • Oedema/pitting
  • Onychomycosis

P[edit | edit source]

  • Periwound
  • Petechiae
  • Primary intention
  • Pseudo-Eschar
  • Purulent/purulence

Q[edit | edit source]

R[edit | edit source]

  • Re-epithelialization

S[edit | edit source]

  • Scab
  • Secondary intention
  • Sepsis
  • Slough
  • Sterile
  • Surfactant

T[edit | edit source]

  • Topic agents

U[edit | edit source]

V[edit | edit source]

W[edit | edit source]

  • Wound bed
  • Wound border
  • Wound cleansing: removal of surface contaminants, loose debris, slough, softened necrosis, microbes and/or remnants of previous dressings from the wound surface and from the periwound skin.[13]
  • Wound margins

X[edit | edit source]

Y[edit | edit source]

Z[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

  • bulleted list
  • x

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  1. numbered list
  2. x

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nankervis H, Thomas KS, Delamere FM, Barbarot S, Rogers NK, Williams HC. Antimicrobials including antibiotics, antiseptics and antifungal agents. InScoping systematic review of treatments for eczema 2016 May. NIHR Journals Library.
  2. ↑ DermNet. Antiseptics. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/antiseptic (accessed 26 March 2023).
  3. ↑ Suzuki JB, Misch CE. Periodontal and maintenance complications. InMisch's Avoiding Complications in Oral Implantology 2018 Jan 1 (pp. 771-826). Mosby.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brigham and Woman's Hospital. Aseptic versus Clean Technique. Available from: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/assets/BWH/pediatric-newborn-medicine/pdfs/aseptic-technique.pdf (accessed 29/May/20123).
  5. ↑ StatPearls. Atrohpie blanche. Available from: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/417 (accessed 29/May/2023).
  6. ↑ Gardner SE, Frantz RA. Wound bioburden and infection-related complications in diabetic foot ulcers. Biological research for nursing. 2008 Jul;10(1):44-53.
  7. ↑ Rajpaul K. Biofilm in wound care. British journal of community nursing. 2015 Mar 1;20(Sup3):S6-11.
  8. ↑ World Health Organization. Burns. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/burns (accessed 29/May/2023).
  9. ↑ Britannica. Callus. Available from: https://www.britannica.com/science/callus-dermatology (accessed 29/May/2023).
  10. ↑ Rogers LC, Frykberg RG, Armstrong DG, Boulton AJ, Edmonds M, Van GH, Hartemann A, Game F, Jeffcoate W, Jirkovska A, Jude E. The Charcot foot in diabetes. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2011 Sep 1;101(5):437-46.
  11. ↑ Merwarth, D. Management of Burn Wounds Programme. Burn Wound Cleansing and Solutions. Physioplus. 2023.
  12. ↑ Rosen RD, Manna B. Wound dehiscence. InStatPearls [Internet] 2022 May 8. StatPearls Publishing.
  13. ↑ Hayek S, El Khatib A, Atiyeh B. Burn wound cleansing-a myth or a scientific practice. Annals of burns and fire disasters. 2010 Mar 3;23(1):19.
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