Basic Medical Vocabulary
Across
- 5. white blood cells
- 8. lying down
- 11. swelling
- 13. apparatus to immobilize a break
- 16. bony structure that forms the head
- 17. a heated blood transfusion
- 18. clotting agent in blood
- 21. apparatus to support an arm
- 22. cancerous
- 25. a syringe introduces medication quickly into an intravenous line
- 26. upper arm bone
- 28. upper forearm bone
- 31. the largest external organ
- 32. organ that removes wastes and regulates fluids in the body
Down
- 1. lower leg bone
- 2. the largest internal organ
- 3. awake and alert
- 4. carries oxygen
- 6. organ that pumps blood
- 7. upper body
- 9. a tool to stop blood flow to an appendage
- 10. outer lower leg bone
- 12. sudden but usually short pain
- 14. lower forearm bone
- 15. a person receiving medical attention
- 19. another word for helicopter
- 20. blod clot
- 23. thigh bone
- 24. stitches
- 27. a tissue sample for testing purposes
- 29. slow introduction of medication into an intravenous line
- 30. not cancerous