History of Medicine
Across
- 6. In the past were originally priest.
- 9. medical symbol derived from the story regarding the priest in the temples of Asklepios.
- 11. A person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession, especially medicine.
- 15. nitrous oxide is an example; used during surgery.
- 17. Produced during the application of leeches which prevents coagulation.
- 19. The absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms; often refers to practices
- 20. oath Created by the founder of scientific medicine; recited by all physicians prior to entering practice.
- 22. Of a disease or disease causing organism; likely to be transmitted to people, organisms,animals through the environment.
- 23. One who performs surgery.
- 24. Administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a particular disease.
- 27. to reduce infection risks.
Down
- 1. a specific location or body system.
- 2. The bubonic plague is known as the first type of this incident.
- 3. The process by which blood forms clots.
- 4. alternative names for persons who sold and prepared medications and drugs.
- 5. Practiced by barber-surgeons.
- 7. Training period, an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under the instruction of another.
- 8. Arab contribution to medicine; applied to infected ulcers and wounds to "burn out the poison".
- 10. The rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.
- 12. used during medieval times by priest to cure the sick.
- 13. Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- 14. A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants that typically had considerable power.
- 16. Surgical intervention where a whole is drilled, incised or scraped into the skull using simple surgical tools.
- 18. A disorder of structure or function that typically produces specific signs and symptoms or
- 21. was originally used as a means to drive out demons.
- 25. disease; could rapidly develop into epidemic or pandemic.
- 26. Rays Discovered in the 19th century; another name for X-Rays.