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