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palpate, palpation (PAL-payt, pal-PAY-shun) - To examine by touching. A health care provider presses on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissue underneath for lumps or unusual changes. Pap test, Pap smear (Pap test, Pap smeer) - An examination of cells from a woman's cervix to see if they are normal or abnormal. A test to look for cancer of the cervix. penis (PEE-nis) - An organ of the male reproductive system through which urine and semen leave the body. precancerous (pre-KAN-ser-us) - Not cancer but may become cancer in the future. prevent, prevention (pree-VEHNT, pree-VEHN-shun) - Taking action to stop a sickness or disease from happening. preventive care (pree-VEHN-tiv kare) - Trying to prevent or avoid getting sick by changing health habits and getting regular check-ups. prognosis (prog-NOH-sis) - For a sick person, the chance of getting better. A good prognosis means a person is likely to be healthy again. A bad prognosis means a person will probably not get well. prostate cancer (PROSS-tate KAN-ser) - Cancer of the prostate gland. prostate gland (PROSS-tate gland) - A gland in men that makes the fluid that is part of semen. radiation therapy (ray-dee-AE-shun THAIR-a-pee) - Treatment with high-energy rays that kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high energy rays at cancer is called external radiation therapy. Internal radiation therapy is the placement of radioactive material inside the body as close as possible to the cancer. radiologist (ray-dee-AHL-oh-jist) - A doctor specially trained to use and read x-rays of the body. rectal exam (REK-tul ig-ZAM) - When a health care provider feels inside the rectum for abnormal lumps or changes. This exam can help find colorectal and prostate cancer at an early stage. rectum (REK-tum) - The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus. recur (ree-KURR) - To return, to happen again. When a disease comes back after going away for a while. remission (ree-MISH-un) - When the signs of a disease go away. Sometimes the disease comes back. Sometimes it does not. Cancer often goes into remission. reproductive system (ree-proh-DUHK-tiv SISS-tem) - Reproduction means to reproduce, to bring into existence. The male and female reproductive systems are designed to work together to make a baby. respiratory system (RESS-pur-a-tohr-ee SISS-tem) - Respiration means to breathe air in and out. The respiratory system is designed for breathing oxygen in and sending it throughout the body. risk factors (risk FAK-tors) - Characteristics or behaviors that increase a person's chance of getting a disease.
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