Health Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. – an area of discolored skin. Caused by blood vessels beneath the skin that rupture and leak.
  2. 9. – a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs and lows
  3. 10. – a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint
  4. 11. – inflammation of a tendon, most commonly from overuse but also from infection or rheumatic disease.
  5. 15. – nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues
  6. 17. alcohol concentration – a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes
  7. 20. – a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior
  8. 23. – the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol
  9. 28. – Speed up the brain and central nervous system
  10. 29. – slow down the brain and central nervous system
  11. 31. – the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages
Down
  1. 1. – the chemical action of yeast on sugar
  2. 2. – Good Stress
  3. 3. alcohol syndrome – a group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth.
  4. 5. – strained muscle results when it is stretched or partially torn as a result of overexertion
  5. 6. stress – continuous response to danger or a situation (takes a long time to recover)
  6. 7. – a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
  7. 8. – drugs used medically to relieve pain
  8. 11. – attaches a muscle to a bone.
  9. 12. – a personality disorder characterized by excessive orderliness, perfectionism, attention to detail, and a need for control in relating to others.
  10. 13. – an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
  11. 14. mass index – a weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of one's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight
  12. 15. – a psychiatric disorder in which debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause.
  13. 16. – a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
  14. 18. – any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
  15. 19. – Bad Stress
  16. 21. – a liquid or gel that contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis
  17. 22. - to restore fluid to something dehydrated
  18. 24. - volatile substances that produce chemical vapors which can be inhaled to produce mind-altering effects
  19. 25. – a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it
  20. 26. – response of the body and mind to being challenged or threatened.
  21. 27. stress – Short term response
  22. 30. – injuries to the ligament in a joint and requires medical attention