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OBURATOR
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SMOOTH, ROUNDED REMOVABLE INNER PORTION OF A HOLLOW TUBE
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BANDAGE
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MATERIAL APPLIED TO HOLD A DRESSING IN PLACE & MOBILIZE BODY PART & CONTROL BLEEDING
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APPROXIMATE
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BRING TISSUE SURFACES TOGETHER
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FULGURATE
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DESTROY TISSUE BY ELECTRODEDESSICATION
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SERRATION
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GROOVE, INSIDE THE JAWS OF INSTRUMENT TO IMPROVE GRASP
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BIOHAZARDOUS
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SUBSTANCE THAT IS A RISK TO YOUR HEALTH
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CRYOSURGERY
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SURGICAL DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE USING FREEZING TEMP WITH LIQUID NITROGEN OR CARBON DIOXIDE
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STERILIZATION
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DESTROYING MO'S USING STEAM, CHEMICAL OR GASES
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RATCHET
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NOTCHED MECHANISM AT THE HANDLE USED TO MAINTAIN TENSION
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CAUTERY
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DESTROYING TISSUE BY MEANS OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT, FREEZING OR BURNING AGENT OR CHEMICAL SOLUTION
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DRESSING
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COVERING APPLIED DIRECTLY TO A WOUND TO APPLY PRESSURE OR ABSORB SCRETION
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DEHISCENCE
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OPENING OF THE EDGES OF A WOUND
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ELECTRODE
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MEDIUM FOR CONDUCTING OR DETECTING ELECTRICAL CURRENT
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AUTOCLAVE
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APPLIANCE USED TO STERILIZE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH STEAM UNDER PRESSURE
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SANITIZE
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USE OF LOW-LEVEL DISINFECTANT PRACTICES
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