Medical Breakthroughs Crossword

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  1. 2. a university that Chapin partners with to create an online public health class
  2. 3. a nucleic acid present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA
  3. 4. a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant
  4. 7. the process of taking an organ or living tissue and implanting it in another part of the body or in another body
  5. 14. in the traditional sense, a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure
  6. 17. a university where the first successful human face and eye transplant was done
  7. 18. a diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby
  8. 19. the branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
  9. 22. a manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design
  10. 24. a two work term that is a mutation, or a harmful change to a gene, that affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic material.
  11. 27. a substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen prepared from an inactivated or weakened form of the causative agent
  12. 28. a period of sleep that is very deep, during which your eyes and muscles make many small movements; abbreviation for rapid eye movement
  13. 29. a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
  14. 30. cell = a cell shaped like a crescent moon
  15. 31. a computer-based system that acquires brain signals, analyzes them, and translates them into commands that are relayed to an output device to carry out a desired action; abbreviation for brain-computer interfaces
  16. 33. aka Mary Jane, grass, pot, weed
  17. 35. inflammation or swelling of the joints
  18. 37. a device or tissue that is placed inside or on the surface of the body
  19. 40. the community of microorganisms
  20. 41. a discipline that applies engineering principles of design and analysis to biological systems and biomedical technologies
  21. 42. a colorless, odorless gas that is needed for animal and plant life
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  1. 1. a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves
  2. 5. an ink used to make 3D-printed organs
  3. 6. the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
  4. 8. a new medical approach that will replace the missing tooth with a bioengineered tooth or to restore the damaged dental tissue; abbreviation for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Dentistry
  5. 9. the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
  6. 10. an association that evaluates consensus standards for appropriateness for the review of medical device safety and performance; abbreviation for the U.S. Food and Drug Association
  7. 11. an unborn offspring
  8. 12. the branch of medicine that makes use of nanotechnology for disease prevention, monitoring, and intervention through new means for imaging, diagnosis, treatment, repair, and regeneration.
  9. 13. a double-stranded molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
  10. 15. a medicine that can help people who are overdosing on an opioid
  11. 16. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms
  12. 17. a technology company founded by Elon Musk building a device “designed to connect human brains directly to computers
  13. 20. a gene-editing technology that is becoming very important in biomedical research
  14. 21. __cell = a type of cell with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body
  15. 23. a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
  16. 24. the study of how genes and how traits are passed down from one generation to the next
  17. 25. an automatically operated machine that replaces human effort
  18. 26. an outside skeleton that many invertebrates, or animals without backbones, have
  19. 32. part of the digestive tract and especially the intestine or stomach
  20. 34. a combination of drugs used as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder) that some people overuse
  21. 36. a type of therapy that uses substances to stimulate or suppress the immune system to help the body fight cancer, infection, and other diseases
  22. 38. the science of life and living organisms
  23. 39. a layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light