Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. Lack of hair in spots; baldness.
- 4. Excretion of fluid by the sweat glands; sweating.
- 6. Degenerative thinning of bone.
- 8. Abnormal hair growth due to an excess of androgens.
- 10. Abnormal growth of eyelashes in a direction that causes them to rub on the eye.
- 12. Hollow cavity, especially either of two cavities on the sides of the nose.
- 14. Cutting off of a limb or part of a limb.
- 16. Impaired hearing.
- 17. Chronic recurrent seizure activity.
- 19. Instrument that measures angles or range of motion in a joint.
- 21. Noise made by rubbing together of bones.
- 22. Agent that controls itching.
- 24. Double vision.
- 25. Loss of speech.
- 28. Excessive thirst.
- 29. Vascular disease that causes blotchy, red patches on the skin, particularly on the nose and cheeks.
- 32. Abnormally deep sleep with little or no response to stimuli.
- 33. Abnormal sensation, such as tingling.
- 37. Agent that removes excess oils and impurities from the surface of the skin.
- 39. Blocking of a blood vessel
- 40. Muscle pain.
- 41. Deterioration in mental capacity, usually in the elderly.
Down
- 1. Tumor that arises from neuroglia.
- 2. Lying on the stomach with the face down.
- 3. Any of various conditions involving joint inflammation.
- 5. Substance released by basophils and eosinophils; involved in allergic reactions.
- 7. Abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- 9. Hard layer, especially one formed by dried pus, as in a scab.
- 11. Deviation of one eye outward.
- 13. Nervous system disorder that causes uncontrollable, sudden lapses into deep sleep.
- 15. Inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
- 18. Inability to receive and understand outside stimuli.
- 20. Three layers of membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord.
- 23. Constant ringing or buzzing in the ear.
- 26. Agent that relieves pain by blocking nerve sensations.
- 27. Death of an area of skin, usually caused by loss of blood supply to the area.
- 30. Agent that relieves pain by inducing a stuporous or euphoric state.
- 31. Removal of part of a vertebra.
- 34. Group of symptoms that precede a seizure.
- 35. Pain in the ear.
- 36. Excision of tissue for microscopic examination.
- 38. Excessive urination; excessive amount of water in the urine