Ch. 18 Medical Terminology
Across
- 1. low blood sugar
- 3. tumor on the pancreas
- 6. diabetic _______ = occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina
- 7. ______ position= laying face down
- 8. hormone your pancreas makes that allows your body to use sugar for energy
- 9. ______ mellitus= occurs when the pancreas doesn't produce insulin or the body cannot use insulin
Down
- 2. ______ diabetes= diabetes during pregnancy
- 4. inserting needles through the skin to cure disease or relieve pain
- 5. ______ position= laying on back, facing upward
- 7. _______ care= to keep a patient comfortable, but not cure disease