Local Anesthesia Is Seldom Employed for a Procedure Using Extreme

question 54

Multiple Choice

Local anesthesia is seldom employed for a procedure using extreme cold to remove small skin lesions.This procedure is called

• A)cryosurgery.
• B)laser surgery.
• C)Mohs surgery.
• D)cauterization.

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Definitions:

Reverse Transcriptase

An enzyme used by some viruses to synthesize DNA from an RNA template, a critical component of the replication process of retroviruses.

Retroviruses

A class of viruses that reverse-transcribe their RNA genome into DNA for integration into the host's genome.

Nucleic Acid

Macromolecules essential for all known forms of life, which store and transfer genetic information in cells (e.g., DNA and RNA).

Reverse Transcriptase

An enzyme used by retroviruses to transcribe their RNA into DNA, allowing them to integrate into the host genome.