Common medical terms
Across
- 2. related to the brain (prefix)
- 4. A cut or scrape that typically isn’t serious.
- 6. related to temperature (prefix)
- 12. related to the nose (prefix)
- 13. An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot.
- 14. related to muscle (prefix)
- 15. A substance that stimulates antibody production to provide immunity against disease.
- 20. slowing or stopping (suffix)
- 23. A patient who receives care without being admitted to a hospital.
- 24. Related to the heart (prefix)
- 25. High blood pressure.
- 27. Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal.
- 29. related to the stomach (prefix)
- 32. Broken bone or cartilage.
- 34. An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific function.
Down
- 1. A medical device that uses electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat.
- 3. hard or hardening
- 5. related to bones (prefix)
- 7. The predicated outcome of disease progression and treatment.
- 8. Indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein.
- 9. Indicates the presence of cancerous cells.
- 10. A small sample of tissue that’s taken for testing.
- 11. related to the skin (prefix)
- 16. A bruise.
- 17. The outer layer of the skin.
- 18. A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection.
- 19. Signifies a recurring, persistent condition like heart disease.
- 21. A patient who requires hospitalization.
- 22. Swelling caused by fluid accumulation.
- 25. related to blood (prefix)
- 26. Return of disease or symptoms after a patient has recovered.
- 28. The removal of an organ or tissue from one body that is implanted into another.
- 30. related to lungs (prefix)
- 31. Not cancerous.
- 33. Signifies a condition that begins abruptly and is sometimes severe, but the duration is short.