Healthcare Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A long-lasting condition that often requires ongoing management
  2. 4. Related to the brain, nerves, and spinal cord
  3. 6. The ability to use words and symbols to communicate
  4. 8. To identify a disease or condition based on symptoms and tests
  5. 9. A sudden and often short-term condition
  6. 11. To evaluate or measure a person’s abilities, symptoms, or condition
  7. 12. Any action taken to improve a medical condition or symptom
  8. 13. A weakness or impairment in a specific skill or ability
  9. 14. Strategy A technique used to work around a deficit or impairment
  10. 15. When one healthcare provider sends a patient to a specialist for further care
  11. 16. The ability to complete daily tasks and activities
  12. 17. A prediction of how a disease or condition will progress
Down
  1. 1. The ability to express and understand thoughts, ideas, and emotions
  2. 3. A condition that gets worse over time
  3. 5. Therapy that helps patients regain lost skills after illness or injury
  4. 7. Related to thinking, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making
  5. 10. To provide medical care to improve a condition or relieve symptoms