| A | B |
|---|
| not malignant | benign |
| treatment of cancer by drugs | chemotherapy (chemo) |
| cancer in early stage | cancinoma in situ |
| treatment of cancer by radioactive substance - x-ray or radiation | radiation therapy (XRT) or radiation oncology or radiotherapy |
| enclosed in a capsule | encapsulated |
| pertaining to disease of unknown origin | idiopathic |
| response to injury, swelling, pain, redness, heat | inflammation |
| single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue | bacteria |
| organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading body tissue (types - yeast, mold) | fungus (pl. fungi) |
| progressively worse or to cause death as in cancer | malignant |
| absence of signs of disease | remission |
| increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms | exacerbation |
| invasion of pathogens in body tissue (bacterial, viral and fungal) | infection |
| treatment of CA with biological response modifiers (BRM) that work with the immune system, also called biotherapy or immunotherapy | biological therapy |
| a facility for end of life care; a prognosis of living for 6 months or less and the person decides not to use life-sustaining forms of treatment | hospice |
| state of being diseased or unwell; incidence of illness in a population | morbidity |
| number of deaths in a population | mortality |
| providing symptom management | palliative |
| administering chemotherapy or radiation before surgery | neoadjuvant therapy |
| use of chemotherapy after surgery or in combination with another form of CA treatment | adjuvant chemotherapy |
| use of radiotherapy in which the source of radiation is implanted near the CA site | brachytherapy |
| without fever | afebrile |
| having a fever | febrile |
| redness | erythema |
| A form of life that is too small to be seen without a microscope (includes bacteria, fungi, and viruses) | microorganism |
| minute microorganism, much smaller than a bacterium, (may cause infection by invading body tissue) | virus (pl. viruses) |
| a series of tests performed on a blood sample that gives information regarding the kidney, liver and lung function as well as glucose and protein levels | chemistry panel |
| lab test for basic blood screening that measures erythrocytes (RBC), leukocytes (WBC), and thrombocytes (platelets) | complete blood count with differential (CBC with diff) |
| test performed on a sample to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria that is causing an infection. also identifies the best antibiotic for treatment | culture and sensitivity (C&S) |
| examines DNA, the chemical database that carries instructions for the body's functions, can tell changes in genes that cause illness or disease | genetic testing |
| sample of blood, urine, or body tissue that is taken for medical testing | specimen |
