Crosswords

Question 1

tapeworm infection

Answer 1

cestodiasis

Question 2

malignant smooth muscle tumour

Answer 2

leiomyosarcoma

Question 3

change in the genetic material of a cell

Answer 3

mutation

Question 4

disease caused by a protozoa parasite carried by mosquitoes

Answer 4

malaria

Question 5

periods when no sign of disease are present

Answer 5

remission

Question 6

a tumour is said to be this if it degenerates in response to radiation

Answer 6

radiosensitive

Question 7

an organism that lives and gorws in the absense of atmospheric oxygen

Answer 7

anaerobe

Question 8

wide excision removing tumour, organ of orgin and all surrounding tissue in the body space

Answer 8

exenteration

Question 9

this sort of infection is present in immunocompromised patients

Answer 9

opportunistic

Question 10

another name for german measles

Answer 10

rubella

Question 11

extent of spread of a tumour throughout the body

Answer 11

stage

Question 12

benign growth derived from epithelium

Answer 12

papilloma

Question 13

degree of maturity or differentiation of a tumour under the microscope

Answer 13

grade

Question 14

berry shaped bacteria

Answer 14

cocci

Question 15

group of viruses transmitted to humans by the bite of a blood sucking insect

Answer 15

arbovirus

Question 16

agents from the enviroment that can cause damage to the DNA and produce cancer

Answer 16

carcinogen

Question 17

implantation of small seeds of radioactive material directly into or in close proximity to a tumour

Answer 17

brachytherapy

Question 18

combination of treatments of cancer is known as what therapy?

Answer 18

adjuvant

Question 19

this sort of infection is also known as a hospital acquired infection

Answer 19

nosocomial

Question 20

reversion of cells to more primitive or immature forms

Answer 20

anaplasia

Question 21

spread evenly throughout affected tissue

Answer 21

diffuse

Question 22

infectious agent only able to replicate within a living cell

Answer 22

virus