Health Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy
- 7. Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
- 9. Very virulent or infectious
- 13. The act of making an organism barren or infertile
- 15. Inspection and dissection of a body after death
- 16. A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
Down
- 1. An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
- 2. A recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision
- 3. The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements
- 5. Inability to sleep
- 6. Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection
- 8. A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance
- 10. A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
- 11. Extremely severe or harmful in its effects
- 12. Any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease
- 14. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
- 17. A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, esp. pollen