Health CrossWord

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Across
  1. 2. a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
  2. 6. a drug that causes widening of the bronchi, e.g., any of those taken by inhalation for the alleviation of asthma.
  3. 7. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
  4. 8. diseases that are not spread through infection or through other people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviours.
  5. 10. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery.
  6. 11. occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is severely reduced or blocked.
  7. 13. a skin reaction that causes itchy welts that range in size from small spots to large blotches.
  8. 15. a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body.
  9. 17. degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb joints.
  10. 19. a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.
  11. 20. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
  12. 24. the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age.
  13. 27. a type of cancer treatment.
  14. 29. very virulent or infectious.
  15. 30. conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.
  16. 32. structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life.
  17. 35. A decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer.
  18. 36. blood pressure that is higher than normal.
Down
  1. 1. a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles.
  2. 3. having an illness persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
  3. 4. because of a problem in the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel.
  4. 5. A substance in the environment that can cause an allergic reaction in susceptible people
  5. 9. gentle and kindly.
  6. 12. Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected.
  7. 14. occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or reduced.
  8. 16. thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery.
  9. 18. a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
  10. 21. thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction
  11. 22. a compound which is released by cells in response to injury and in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of capillaries.
  12. 23. Something that increases the chance of developing a disease.
  13. 25. a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
  14. 26. a drug or other compound that inhibits the physiological effects of histamine, used especially in the treatment of allergies.
  15. 28. a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
  16. 31. a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity.
  17. 33. painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints.
  18. 34. a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be tested in a laboratory.