3

Question 1

pain which isn’t too bad but continues for a long time

Answer 1

aching pain

Question 2

a way of treating pain by putting fine needles into specific

parts of the body

Answer 2

acupuncture

Question 3

pain-relieving medication; also called painkillers

Answer 3

analgesia

Question 4

a medicine which stops a patient vomiting or feeling sick

Answer 4

antiemetic

Question 5

using fragrant oils from plants, flowers etc. on the skin, or
to breath in to produce a feeling of wellbeing

Answer 5

aromatherapy

Question 6

extra medication to relieve severe pain

Answer 6

breakthrough

dose

Question 7

pain which feels hot, like fire

Answer 7

burning pain

Question 8

using chemicals to treat diseases e.g. cancer

Answer 8

chemotherapy

Question 9

a warm pad put on a part of the body to relieve pain

Answer 9

heat pack

Question 10

rubbing or pressing parts of the body to relieve stress or

pain

Answer 10

massage

Question 11

medication, also called drugs or medicine

Answer 11

meds

Question 12

an unpleasant feeling of wanting to vomit

Answer 12

nauseous

Question 13

health care which supports a dying patient but does not

cure

Answer 13

Palliative Care

Question 14

tumours that have spread from the first place a cancer

started

Answer 14

secondaries

Question 15

sudden, intense pain

Answer 15

sharp pain

Question 16

pain which feels like a knife stuck into you

Answer 16

stabbing pain

Question 17

abbreviation of subcutaneous; under the skin

Answer 17

subcut

Question 18

a machine which gives a patient a continuous dose of

medication

Answer 18

syringe driver

Question 19

pain which feels like it stops/starts in time with your heart

Answer 19

throbbing pain

Question 20

pain which feels like a lot of sharp points going into you

Answer 20

tingling pain