HEALTHCARE TERMINOLOGY
Across
- 2. benign bone tumor, usually of compact bone
- 3. harvest of the patient's own skin for transplant
- 5. a cavity or channel lined with a membrane
- 7. a nodule or small raised area
- 8. itching
- 10. overstretching of muscle or a tendon
- 12. inflammation of a tendon
- 14. lying on one's back
- 15. organelle that serves a digestive function for the cell
- 16. a small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal
- 19. surgical repair of a bone
- 21. pertaining to the cheek
- 22. a narrow elongated elevation
- 25. vomiting of blood
- 27. the largest or most important part of an organ
- 28. bone pain
- 29. process of turning in
- 30. hair loss
- 31. the study of tissues
- 32. pertaining to the breastbone
- 33. infection of the skin beside the nail
- 36. fasciitis inflammation of the fascia of the sole of the foot
- 37. tiny superficial keratinous cysts caused by clogged oil ducts
Down
- 1. inflammation of the bursa
- 3. removal of a limb
- 4. massive hemorrhage into the tissues under the skin
- 6. traumatic injury to ligaments of a joint
- 9. X-ray recording of a joint
- 11. pedis fungal infection of the foot; athlete's foot
- 13. lying on one's belly
- 14. turning the palm upward
- 17. process of stretching out;increasing the angle of a joint
- 18. deformity resulting in an abnormal twisting of the foot; clubfoot
- 20. pertaining to the ear. Also know as auricular
- 23. pertaining to the skull
- 24. holds the organelles of the cell
- 26. suture of a muscle
- 32. calcium test to measure the amount of calcium in the blood
- 34. process of viewing dead tissue
- 35. the study of cells