Which of the following terms means to scrape away superficial skin layers?

A) liposuction
B) cryosurgery
C) debridement
D) curettage


D) curettage
Correct. Curettage means to use a surgical instrument to scrape the skin.
Liposuction removes fat beneath skin. Cryosurgery uses extreme cold to freeze and destroy
tissue. Debridement removes foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound.

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