Chapter 20 - Noncommunicable Diseases

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Across
  1. 2. use of medications to kill cancer cells and shrink malignant tumors
  2. 5. body’s internal, steady state of balance; the body maintains homeostasis by regulating body temperature, the amount of sugar in the blood, blood pressure, and oxygen level in tissues
  3. 8. recurrence of a disease, in which signs and symptoms return after a period of remission
  4. 10. complex disease in which abnormal cells reproduce uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors that spread throughout the body
  5. 13. tiny blood vessels with thin walls through which oxygen, nutrients, and waste can pass
  6. 14. period of time without signs and symptoms associated with a disease
  7. 15. disease characterized by high blood pressure
Down
  1. 1. abnormal heart rhythms; include fast, slow, and uncoordinated heartbeats
  2. 3. late, muscular blood vessels that deliver blood from the heart to the rest of the body
  3. 4. disease in which the walls of the arteries thicken, harden, and become inflexible
  4. 6. statement about the likely outcome of a disease; made by a medical professional
  5. 7. health conditions that develop as a result of another disease
  6. 9. blood vessels that deliver blood from the rest of the body back to the heart
  7. 11. procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed and tested for the presence of disease
  8. 12. procedures that use X-rays to image the breast and screen for breast cancer