Ch. 2 Complementary Terms (nbfwp)

Question 1

not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

Answer 1

benign

Question 2

cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

Answer 2

carcinoma in situ

Question 3

treatment of cancer with drugs

Answer 3

chemotherapy (chemo)

Question 4

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

Answer 4

encapsulated

Question 5

increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms

Answer 5

exacerbation

Question 6

pertaining to disease of unknown origin

Answer 6

idiopathic

Question 7

response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

within a glass, observable within a test tube

Answer 8

in vitro

Question 9

within the living body

Answer 9

in vivo

Question 10

tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer

Answer 10

malignant

Question 11

treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
Also called:
Radiation oncology
radiotherapy

Answer 11

radiation therapy (XRT)

Question 12

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Answer 12

remission