Medicine
Across
- 1. a system of organs through which food passes
- 4. a pot used for relieving oneself when a person is not able to go to a bathroom
- 5. small sacs in the lungs at the endpoints of the respiratory system
- 6. biological substance that is potentially harmful to humans
- 11. hospital department that specializes in the treatment of the skin and skin diseases
- 13. the system responsible for carrying bloodand oxygen throughout the body
- 14. positive identification of a patient's disease or ailment
- 15. any of a great number of single-celled micro-organisms
- 19. small organ which is part of the digestive system, becomes irritated and inflamed
- 21. it is used to kill or slow the growth of bacterial micro-organisms in the body
- 22. hospital department where people with very serious or life-threatening injuries are treated
- 24. chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath
- 25. strip of material used to protect an injury
Down
- 2. muscular tube connecting the mouth at the pharynx to the cardiac end of the stomach
- 3. doctor who ensures that patients are unconscious or do not feel pain during surgery
- 7. something used to clean surfaces by killing bacteria and other microorganisms
- 8. progressive respiratory disease that causes shortness of breath and involves damage to lung tissues
- 9. a doctor who takes care of patients with heart problems
- 10. medical procedure which examines the inside of the colon
- 12. correct amount of medicine to give to a person at one time
- 16. the largest artery in the body
- 17. part of the body that contains the digestive organs and is between the groin and the waist
- 18. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 20. the smallest kind of blood vessel in the body
- 23. to breathe out or expel air from the lungs