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An abrasion is the medical term meaning scrape of the skin in which tiny blood vessels in the epidermis or outer layer of the skin break.

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When you scrape yourself you see blood were does the blood come from?

When you scrape yourself, the blood comes from damaged blood vessels near the surface of your skin. These blood vessels rupture due to the injury, causing blood to flow out of the wound and form a clot to stop the bleeding.


What is the medical term meaning scraping away skin?

Debriding, debridement (of dead tissue); exfoliation; abrasion if it's accidental, or if the entire layer is scraped (torn off), it's known as an avulsion.


Give the original language from which razor was derived?

Late 13th Century French 'rasour' meaning to scrape or shave


What type of tissue makes up the epidermis?

The outer layer of the skin (epidermis) is made up of stratified squamous epithelium. If it helps, remember stratified squamous is made up of multiple layers to provide protection, like when you scrape your knee. because hopefully, there will be other layers underneath! The epidermis is composed of five layers (from the outer most layer to the deepest layer): Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Stratum basale Stratified squamous epithelial tissue The type of tissue that makes up the cells on top and bottom of the leaf (epidermis) is dermal tissue. Epithelial tissue makes up the human epidermis.


What is a bone scrape?

A bone scrape is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon removes damaged or infected tissue from the surface of a bone to promote healing and reduce inflammation. It is commonly used in orthopedic surgeries to treat conditions such as arthritis or osteomyelitis.


What tissue forms subcutaneous connective tissue beneath the skin?

The epidermis is the layer of skin visible to the eye. Underneath is the subdermis (bleeds when you scrape yourself), then depending on the area of the body, the next layers are fat, muscle, tendons, bones, etc.


What is a synonym for graze?

Meaning 1: feed, crop, browse, pasture Meaning 2: scratch, skin, scrape, chafe, abrade, touch, brush, rub, shave, skim


What is scrape file?

you scrape the file to get desired information


How do you spell scraping?

That is the spelling of "scraping" (scratching or grinding, from to scrape).The similar word is scrapping, meaning trashing or fighting.


What is the past tense of scrape?

The past tense of "scrape" is "scraped."


What is the name of the spoon to scrape a mixture?

You can use a spatula to scrape a mixture.


What is the prefix of abrasion?

The prefix of the word "abrasion" is "ab-," which comes from Latin meaning "away from." In this context, it suggests the action of wearing away or scraping off. The root "rasion" comes from the Latin "radere," meaning "to scrape."