Unit 2 Misc. words

Question 1

Benign

Answer 1

Not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

Question 2

Carcinoma in situ

Answer 2

Cancer in early stages before invading surrounding tissue

Question 3

Chemotherapy

Answer 3

Treatment of cancer with drugs

Question 4

Encapsulated

Answer 4

Enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

Question 5

Exacerbation

Answer 5

Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms

Question 6

Idiopathic

Answer 6

Pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

Question 7

Inflammation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

In vitro

Answer 8

Within a glass, observable within a test tube

Question 9

In vivo

Answer 9

Within the living body

Question 10

Malignant

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Radiation therapy (RXT)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Remission

Answer 12

Improvement or absence of signs of disease