Abrasion (medicine)

Abrasion (from the Latin abrasio , “scraping”) designates in medical terms the removal of body tissue in the sense of abrading, grinding or scraping off. Abrasions occur as a result of injuries and wear and tear or are carried out in medicine with diagnostic and therapeutic intent. Methods are used to abrasion are abrasive or abradierend mentioned. Aids used are called abrasives ( singular abrasive ). Tissue material removed during abrasion is known as abradate .

Diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Abrasions are used in several medical specialties for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes:

• Ophthalmology :
  • Abrasio conjunctivae describes the diagnostic or therapeutic scraping of the conjunctiva of the eyelid.
  • Abrasio corneae stands for the therapeutic scraping of the corneal epithelium .
• Gynecology : Abrasio uteri ("scraping") stands for the curettage of the uterine lining .
• Dermatology : Dermatology knows a variety of abrasive processes, e.g. B. for the treatment of hyperkeratosis , scars and warts. Mechanical abrasives, chemical substances and laser light are used as abrasives . Abrasive treatments of the skin surface are also called peeling , the most powerful mechanical variant is dermabrasion .
• Orthopedics : Abrasion arthroplasty refers to the removal of degeneratively worn parts of cartilage using a shaver as part of arthroscopy .

See also

• Abrasio dentium
• ablation

literature

• Abrasio In: Roche Lexicon Medicine , 5th Edition, Urban & Fischer 2003. ISBN 3437151800 ( online )

Web links

Wiktionary: Abrasion  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Abradat In: Roche Medical Dictionary , 5th edition, Urban & Fischer, 2003. ISBN 3437151800 Online Version
2. ↑ Abrasionsarthroplastik In: Osteoarthritis Therapy Directory Website

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