Question

Study of wounds is called-
A) Tectology
B) Taxidermatology
C) Teratology
D) Traumatology

Answer 1

Hint: A wound is an injury which happens in skin when it is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion. It particularly refers to a sharp injury that damages the epidermis of the skin (in pathology). The study of wounds is a whole new different field in science.

Complete answer:
Some key points-
• Traumatology is the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage.
• Traumatology comes under the branch of medicine.
• It comes under surgery and in many countries lacking the specialty of trauma surgery it is considered a subspecialty to orthopedic surgery.
• It may also be referred to as accident surgery.
• When it comes to types of trauma, medical and psychological traumatology are the two categories.
• Types of trauma include car accidents, gunshot wounds, concussions, etc.
• For example, a teenager in a car accident who broke his leg and needed extensive surgery to save their leg may experience anxiety when driving in a car post-accident.

The study of wounds is called Traumatology. So, the correct option is (D).

Additional Information: Definitions of the other terms mentioned in the above question are as under-
Tectology-It includes the structural portion of morphology.
Taxidermatology- It includes different procedures through which the skin of animals are preserved.
Teratology- It deals with the causes and mechanisms of abnormal development.

Note:
There are a variety of factors involved in the identification of wounds. The different factors involved in the assessment of wounds are:
• The nature of the wound,
• The size of the wound in length, width and depth
• The extent of the overall area of tissue damage.