History of Healthcare

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Across
  1. 7. Invented bifocals; found colds were contagious
  2. 9. Discovered anesthesia (nitrous oxide, ether, chloroform)
  3. 13. First to use antiseptic during surgery
  4. 16. Invented microscope; observed microorganisms
  5. 17. Developed smallpox vaccination in 1796
  6. 18. Father of Microbiology; identified germ causing tuberculosis
  7. 19. Discovered the Fallopian tube
  8. 20. Discovered the Eustachian tube of the ear
  9. 21. Developed polio vaccine using weakened virus
Down
  1. 1. Discovered oxygen
  2. 2. Discovered X-rays
  3. 3. Father of Medicine; wrote early medical ethics
  4. 4. Created asepsis; developed the autoclave for sterilization
  5. 5. Developed germ theory; proved microorganisms cause disease
  6. 6. Identified cause of childbed fever; promoted hand washing
  7. 8. Greek God of Healing; staff with serpents became a symbol of medicine
  8. 10. Discovered circulation of blood
  9. 11. Studied human anatomy during the Renaissance
  10. 12. Discovered effect of medicine on disease-causing microorganisms
  11. 14. Invented stethoscope; discovered cirrhosis
  12. 15. Discovered penicillin