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• Vocabulary Definitions: Approximated: Near, close together. Cicatrix: Early scar tissue that appears pale, contracted, and firm. Hemostasis: The stoppage of bleeding. Plume: Vapor, smoke, and particle debris produced by laser procedures. Vigilance: Keep watchfulness to detect danger. Stylus: A metal probe that is inserted into or passed through a catheter, needle, or tube used for clearing purposes or to facilitate passage into a body orifice. Transient: Not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. Vasoconstriction: Contraction of the muscles causing the narrowing of the inside of a vessel. • Medical Conditions and Procedures: Abscess: A localized collection of pus, which may be under the skin or deep in the body, that causes tissue destruction. Anesthetic: An agent that causes partial or complete loss of sensation. Cannula: A rigid tube that surrounds a blunt trocar or a sharp, pointed trocar, which is inserted into the body; when the trocar is withdrawn, fluid may escape from the body through the cannula, depending on the insertion site. Caustic: Capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. Curettage: The act of scraping a body cavity with a sur...