KNH 411 Quiz #4 Neoplastic and Immunological Terminology/Abbreviations – Terminology Adjuvant chemotherapy - additional treatment given in addition to initial treatment to prevent future cancer occurrence Anti‐emetic drug given to aid in nausea and vomiting can be given for chemo treatments – – Barrett’s esophagus - disorder: lining of the esophagus is damaged by stomach acid and changed to a lining similar to stomach Brachytherapy advanced cancer treatment; radioactive sources are placed near the tumor itself & gives – tumor a high radiation dose CD4 cell aka T-helper cells, type of white blood cell that fights infection; the count indicated stage of HIV or – AIDS Combination chemotherapy the use of one or more chemotherapy medication at a time to treat cancer – – beneficial: provides higher chance of destroying cancerous cells Dumping syndrome rapid gastric emptying, ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the – small intestine mainly undigested Dysgeusia distortion of sense of taste – Dysphagia the symptom of difficulty in swallowing – Dysphonia disorders of the voice; impairment in ability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs – Emetogenic having ability to induce vomiting; common property of anticancer agents – Fusion inhibitors class of antiretroviral drugs; used in combo therapy for HIV – Integrase inhibitors drug designed to block activation of integrase (a viral enzyme that inserts the viral – genome into the DNA of the host cell) Lactic acidosis when lactic acid builds up in the bloodstream faster than it can be removed – Lipodystrophy syndrome abnormal fat changes; associated with antiretroviral treatment for HIV – macrophage white blood cells within tissues; cell – “eating” Mucositis painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive system – Nadir the lowest values of blood counts after chemotherapy – Neoadjuvant chemotherapy administration therapy before the main treatment – Neutropenia blood disorder with deficiency of neutrophils – Odynophagia painful swallowing, in mouth or esophagus –
KNH 411 Quiz #4 – Neoplastic and Immunological Terminology/Abbreviations Terminology Adjuvant chemotherapy - additional treatment given in addition to initial treatment to prevent future cancer occurrence Anti‐emetic – drug given to aid in nausea and vomiting – can be given for chemo treatments Barrett’s esophagus - disorder: lining of the esophagus is damaged by stomach acid and changed to a lining similar to stomach Brachytherapy – advanced cancer treatment; radioactive sources are placed near the tumor itself & gives tumor a high radiation dose CD4 cell – aka T-helper cells, type of white blood cell that fights infection; the count indicated stage of HIV or AIDS Combination chemotherapy – the use of one or more chemotherapy medication at a time to treat cancer – beneficial: provides higher chance of destroying cancerous cells Dumping syndrome – rapid gastric emptying, ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the small intestine mainly undigested Dysgeusia – distortion of sense of taste Dysphagia – the symptom of difficulty in swallowing Dysphonia – disorders of the voice; impairment in ability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs Emetogenic – having ability to induce vomiting; common property of anticancer agents Fusion inhibitors – class of antiretroviral drugs; used in combo therapy for HIV Integrase inhibitors – drug designed to block activation of integrase (a viral enzyme that inserts the viral genome into the DNA of the host cell) Lactic acidosis – when lactic acid builds up in the bloodstream faster than it can be removed Lipodystrophy syndrome – abnormal fat changes; associated with antiretroviral treatment for HIV macrophage – white blood cells within tissues; cell “eating” Mucositis – painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive system Nadir – the lowest values of blood counts after chemotherapy Neoadjuvant chemotherapy – administration therapy before the main treatment Neutropenia – blood disorder with deficiency of neutrophils Odynophagia – painful swallowing, in mouth or esophagus