Arthritis

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Across
  1. 1. - joints where bones come together
  2. 5. Skeleton - head, neck and trunk
  3. 9. Acid - chemical created when the body breaks down substances called purines
  4. 11. - Arthritis primarily affecting the hands, hips, and knees
  5. 12. - medicine that acts against arthritis
  6. 14. - A type of arthritis caused by crystals forming around the joints
  7. 15. - dense fibrous connective tissue connecting bone to bone
  8. 17. surgeon - doctors that specialize in the skeletal system
  9. 19. - Creation of bone
Down
  1. 2. - a type of arthritis caused by the immune system attacking the joints
  2. 3. - a feeling of being swollen and unnaturally hot
  3. 4. - a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being
  4. 6. - a leading cause of arthritis
  5. 7. - a common collagen vascular disorder that can be present with severe arthritis
  6. 8. Skeleton - Bones for the limbs
  7. 10. - flexible connective tissue which protects and pads the ends of bone
  8. 11. - experts that specialize in teeth
  9. 13. - sensitive to pain
  10. 16. - bone cells which stimulate breakdown of bone
  11. 18. - dense fibrous tissue connecting muscle