Health Problems
Across
- 3. when a bone in the leg is broken. A broken leg is put in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that it heals quicker
- 4. an injury to a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, caused by suddenly twisting it.
- 7. a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus.
- 10. the pain in a tooth or teeth.
- 12. a respiratory condition where spasms in the lungs cause difficulty in breathing. An asthmatic uses an inhaler to calm the spasms.
- 14. an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache.
- 15. the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
Down
- 1. a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it.
- 2. a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel sick when you eat or touch a particular substance.
- 4. when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
- 5. an illness in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form.
- 6. a continuous pain in the head.
- 8. pain inside the ear.
- 9. a common viral infection which causes mucus to run from the nose, gives a sore throat and often includes sneezing.
- 11. a prolonged pain in the back.
- 13. The pain in a person's belly.
- 14. It is the common name given for influenza. It is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes fever and severe aching.