Tissue Integrity Terminology Crossword

Break in the integrity of skin or tissue
Cleaning away/removal of infectious or dead tissue from a wound
Fibrous connective tissue that fills a wound and replaces the dermis or subcutaneous layer
Open area that extends into a wound bed
Wound completely separates with coverings or organs sticking out of an incision
Clear and watery
When two surfaces rub against each other
Healthy tissue that fills an open wound. Pink, red in color
Parellel layers of skin slide against each other
Dehydration, lack of moisture
Watery-bloody, pink colored. Collection of serum and RBCs.
Abnormal passage from organ to skin or organ to organ
Sign of infection. Contains WBCs, dead tissue and bacteria.
Insufficient blood flow to an area
Space between skin and wound around edges
Thick, leathery, brown/black tissue in a wound bed. Sign of dead tissue
Overhydration, wound bed staying too wet
Fluid that accumulates in a wound. Made of serum, cell parts, bacteria and WBCs.
Partial or total separation of wound edges or wound layers
Cell and tissue death
Bloody drainage
Rolled-under or curled-under wound edges that may be dry or callused
Itchy
Epithelial cells move across top of wound bed
Promotes drainage around wound, decreases the risk of abscess formation, promotes wound healing