Health and medicine

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Across
  1. 2. donor someone who gives their blood to be used in the medical treatment of other people
  2. 7. system the system by which your body protects itself against disease
  3. 9. a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal
  4. 10. a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit
  5. 11. a disease that affects a particular part of your body and is caused by bacteria or a virus
  6. 13. a medical condition in which you become ill or in which your skin becomes red and painful because you have eaten or touched a particular substance
  7. 14. the process of discovering exactly what is wrong with someone or something
  8. 19. a doctor who studies or treats heart diseases
  9. 22. relating to genes or genetics
  10. 25. someone whose job is to treat people’s teeth
  11. 27. the medical condition of not being able to remember anything
  12. 30. continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing
  13. 31. the process of cutting into someone’s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged
  14. 32. attack a sudden serious medical condition in which someone’s heart stops working normally, causing them great pain
  15. 33. an unexpected and dangerous situation that must be dealt with immediately
  16. 34. a lot of red spots on someone’s skin, caused by an illness
  17. 35. someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital
  18. 36. if something that happens is a shock, you did not expect it, and it makes you feel very surprised, and usually upset
Down
  1. 1. an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet
  2. 3. a photograph of part of someone’s body
  3. 4. a very small living thing that causes infectious illnesses
  4. 5. one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body
  5. 6. to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it
  6. 8. one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together
  7. 9. an infectious illness which causes a slight fever and spots on your skin
  8. 12. the action of pressing and rubbing someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles or joints
  9. 15. a continuous pain that is not sharp or very strong
  10. 16. an infectious disease that is like a very bad cold
  11. 17. an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant
  12. 18. someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital
  13. 20. a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill
  14. 21. the operation of transplanting an organ, piece of skin
  15. 23. the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time
  16. 24. a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay
  17. 26. a part of your body that is swollen is bigger than usual, especially because you are ill or injured
  18. 28. a medical condition that causes difficulties in breathing
  19. 29. a serious disease in which there is too much sugar in your blood