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chapter 2 part 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| benign | not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery |
| carcinoma in situ | cancer in the early stages before invading surrounding tissues |
| chemotherapy | treatment of cancer with drugs |
| encapsulated | enclosed in a capsule |
| exacerbation | increase in the severity of the disease |
| idiopathic | pertaining to a disease of unknown origin |
| inflammation | response to injury or destruction of tissue |
| inflammation is characterized by | redness, swelling, heat and pain |
| in vitro | within a glass, visible within a test tube |
| in vivo | within the living body |
| malignant | tending to become progressively worse and to cause death |
| radiation therapy | treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, radiation |
| remission | improvement or absence of disease |
| malignant is derived of? | Latin |
| bene | meaning good-WR |
| The plural form of fungus | fungi |
| Plural form of metastasIS | metastatsES |
| Plural form of Ovum | Ova |
| plural form of larynx | larynges |