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screening test (SKREE-ning test) - A medical test that can find disease early, before a person shows signs of illness. scrotum (SKROH-tum) - The bag of skin that holds a man's testicles. secondary prevention (SEK-uhn-dare-ee prih-VEHN-shun) - Treatment for disease or illness so that it does not get worse. semen (SEE-men) - The fluid that comes out of a man's penis during sex. Semen contains sperm and fluid made by the prostate gland. sexually transmitted disease (STD) (SEK-shu-ahl-ee trans-MIT-ed diz-EEZ) - Any disease that can be passed to another person during sex. sigmoidoscopy (sig-moyd-OS-kuh-pee) - A exam to look for cancer of the colon or rectum. During this exam a doctor uses a thin lighted tube to look inside the colon and rectum. speculum (SPEK-you-lum) - A medical instrument that is put inside a woman's vagina to hold it open, so that a health care provider can see the cervix inside. It is used during a Pap test. strategy (STRAT-uh-jee) - A plan of action. stress (stress) - A feeling a person has of strain or pressure or worry. support network (suh-PORT NET-work) - A group of people that provide help when it is needed. Family, friends, a doctor, and co-workers may be part of a support network. survival rate (sur-VYE-vul rate) - The percentage of people who live for five or more years after getting treatment for a cancer. swab (swahb) - A small brush used to collect cells from the cervix. It is used during a Pap test. symptoms (SIMP-tums) - Feelings in the body that may indicate signs of sickness or disease. testicles, testicular (TESS-tih-kuls, tess-TIK-you-ler) - Two oval-shaped sex glands that are inside the scrotum at the base of a man's penis. The testicles make semen and the male hormone testosterone. Also called testes. testicular self-exam (tess-TIK-you-ler self ig-ZAM) - A monthly check for signs of cancer of the testicles that a man can do himself. therapy (THAIR-uh-pee) - The treatment of disease or sickness. tissue (TISH-you) - A group of cells that work together to make up parts of the body. treat, treatment (treet, TREET-ment) - To give medical aid. What a health care provider offers to help a patient get well. tumor (TOO-mer) - A swelling. An abnormal mass or lump in the body. A tumor may or may not be cancerous. Also called a growth. ultrasound (UL-trah-sownd) - A medical test in which sound waves are bounced off tissue in the body to make a picture. Ultrasound is used to look at lumps in the breast for signs of cancer. Ultrasound can be used for other diagnoses. uterus (U-tur-us) - A woman's womb. The reproductive organ a baby grows in before it is ready to be born. UVA, UVB (u-vee-ae, u-vee-bee) - The rays from the sun that can cause skin cancer. vagina (vuh-JYE-nuh) - The part of a woman's body that leads to the uterus. This is where the baby comes out when it is born. virus (VYE-russ) - A tiny germ that may cause sickness.
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