Chapter 2 - Complementary Terms Flashcards
afebrile
without fever
apoptosis
programmed cell death, mechanism for cell deletion to regulate cell population, or destroy damaged/defective cells
benign
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
biological therapy
treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers (BRM) that work with the immune system (also called biotherapy or immunotherapy)
carcinoma in situ
cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
chemotherapy (chemo)
treatment of cancer with drugs
encapsulated
enclosed within a capsule, as with benign or malignant tumors that have not spread beyond the capsule of the organ in which it originated
exacerbation
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
febrile
having a fever
hospice
provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families
idiopathic
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
inflammation
localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
in vitro
outside the body or in a lab setting
in vivo
within the living body
malignant
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
morbidity
state of being diseased; incidence of illness in a population
mortality
state of being mortal (death); incidence of the number of deaths in a population
palliative
providing relief but not cure
radiation therapy (XRT)
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, X-ray, or radiation (also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy)
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
