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• Subtopic: Medical Instruments and Devices Stylus (STIE luhs): 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. • Subtopic: Medical Terms and Definitions Transient (TRAN zee uhnt): Not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. Vasoconstriction (vay zoh kuhn STRIK shuhn): Contraction of the muscles causing the narrowing of the inside tube of the vessel. • Subtopic: Additional Medical Terms Abscess: Localized collection of pus, which may be under the skin or deep in the body, that causes tissue destruction. Anesthetic (an ehs THET ik): An agent that causes partial or complete loss of sensation. Cannula (KAN yuh la): 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tube that surrounds a blunt trocar or a sharp, pointed trocar, which is inserted into the body; when the trocar is withdrawn, fluid may escape from the body through the cannula, depending on the insertion site.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 (KAW stik): Capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. Curettage (kyoo reh TAHZH): The act of scraping a body cavity with a surgical instrument, such as a curette. Dilation (die LAY shuhn): The opening or widening...