History of Medicine
Across
- 4. A substance that stops or slows down the growth of microorganisms.
- 5. Heating liquid or food to kill microorganisms.
- 7. A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease.
- 8. An unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour.
- 9. Medicines that treat infections by killing bacteria.
- 12. To give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection against that disease.
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- 1. A heart monitor invented by Willem Einthoven in the early 1900's.
- 2. of the Four Humours The belief that the substances that make up the human body are: black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm.
- 3. An organism that can only be seen through a microscope. Examples include bacteria, protozoa, algae and fungi.
- 6. The Romans built these to transport fresh water to highly populated areas.
- 10. Protected against, not affected by a disease.
- 11. Scanner A powerful Xray that provides a cross-section of the human body invented in 1972.