Chapter 2: Complementary Terms (No Word Parts)

Question 1

afebrile

Pronounced: ā-FEB-ril

Answer 1

without fever

Question 2

apoptosis

Pronounced: ap-op-TŌ-sis

Answer 2

programmed cell death, a mechanism for cell deletion to regulate cell population, or destroy damaged of defective cells. Some cancers disrupt apoptosis; cells lose their ability to die and live indefinitely

Question 3

benign

Pronounced: be-NĪN

Answer 3

not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

Question 4

biological therapy

Pronounced: bī-ō-LOJ-i-kel THER-a-pē

Answer 4

treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers (BRM) that work with the immune system (also called biotherapy or immunotherapy)

Question 5

carcinoma in situ

Pronounced: kar-si-NŌ-ma in SĪ-too

Answer 5

cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

Question 6

chemotherapy (chemo)

Pronounced: kē-mō-THER-a-pē

Answer 6

treatment of cancer with drugs

Question 7

encapsulated

Pronounced: en-KAP-sū-lā-ted

Answer 7

enclosed within a capsule, as with benign or malignant tumors that have not spread beyond the capsule of the organ in which it originated

Question 8

exacerbation

Pronounced: eg-zas-er-BĀ-shun

Answer 8

increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms

Question 9

febrile

Pronounced: FEB-ril

Answer 9

having a fever

Question 10

hospice

Pronounced: HOS-pis

Answer 10

provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families

Question 11

idiopathic

Pronounced: id-ē-ō-PATH-ic

Answer 11

pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

Question 12

inflammation

Pronounced: in-fla-MĀ-shun

Answer 12

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

Question 13

in vitro

Pronounced: in VĒ-trō

Answer 13

outside the body or in a lab setting

Question 14

in vivo

Pronounced: in VĒ-vō

Answer 14

within the living body

Question 15

malignant

Pronounced: ma-LIG-nant

Answer 15

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

Question 16

morbidity

Pronounced: mor-BID-i-tē

Answer 16

state of being diseased; incidence of illness in a population

Question 17

mortality

Pronounced: mor-TAL-i-tē

Answer 17

state of being mortal (death); incidence of the number of deaths in a population

Question 18

palliative

Pronounced: PAL-ē-a-tiv

Answer 18

providing relief but not cure

Question 19

radiation therapy (XRT)

Pronounced: rā-dē-Ā-shun THER-a-pē

Answer 19

treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy)

Question 20

remission

Pronounced: rē-MISH-un

Answer 20

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Question 21

Without fever

Answer 21

afebrile

Pronounced: ā-FEB-ril

Question 22

Programmed cell death, a mechanism for cell deletion to regulate cell population, or destroy damaged or defective cells.

Answer 22

apoptosis

Pronounced: ap-op-TŌ-sis

Some cancers disrupt apoptosis; cells lose their ability to die and live indefinitely

Question 23

Not malignant, conrecurrent, favorable for recovery

Answer 23

benign

Pronounced: be-NĪN

Question 24

Treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers (BRM) that work with the immune system

Answer 24

biological therapy

Pronounced: bī-ō-LOJ-i-kel THER-a-pē

Also called biotherapy or immunotherapy

Question 25

Cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

Answer 25

carcinoma in situ | Pronounced: kar-si-NŌ-ma in SĪ-too

Question 26

Treatment of cancer with drugs

Answer 26

chemotherapy (chemo) | Pronounced: kē-mō THER-a-pē

Question 27

Enclosed within a capsule, as with benign or malignant tumors that have not spread beyone the capsule of the organ in which it originated

Answer 27

encapsulated | Pronounced: en-KAP-sū-lā-ted

Question 28

Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms

Answer 28

exacerbation | Pronounced: eg-zas-er-BĀ-shun

Question 29

Having a fever

Answer 29

febrile | Pronounced FEB-ril

Question 30

Provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families

Answer 30

hospice | Pronounced: HOS-pis

Question 31

Pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

Answer 31

idiopathic | Pronounced: id-ē-ō-PATH-ic

Question 32

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

Answer 32

inflammation | Pronounced: in-fla-MĀ-shun

Question 33

Outside the bocy or in a lab setting

Answer 33

in vitro | Pronounced: in VĒ-trō

Question 34

Within the living body

Answer 34

in vivo | Pronounced: in VĒ-vō

Question 35

Tending to become progressivly worse and to cause death, as in cancer

Answer 35

Malignant | Pronounced: ma-LIG-nant

Question 36

State of being diseased; incidence of illness in a population

Answer 36

morbidity | Pronounced: mor-BID-i-tē

Question 37

State of being mortal (death); incidence of the number of deaths in a population

Answer 37

mortality | Pronounced: mor-TAL-i-tē

Question 38

Providing relief but not cure

Answer 38

palliative | Pronounced: PAL-ē-a-tiv

Question 39

Treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation

Answer 39

radiation therapy | Pronounced: rā-dē-Ā-shun THER-a-pē ## Footnote Also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy

Question 40

Improvement or absence of signs of disease

Answer 40

remission | Pronounced: rē-MISH-un