Medical Breakthroughs Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
  2. 5. a discipline that applies engineering principles of design and analysis to biological systems and biomedical technologies
  3. 6. the community of microorganisms
  4. 9. 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
  5. 10. a layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light
  6. 15. 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
  7. 16. an automatically operated machine that replaces human effort
  8. 17. 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
  9. 19. the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
  10. 20. a gene-editing technology that is becoming very important in biomedical research
  11. 22. a double-stranded molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
  12. 23. an ink used to make 3D-printed organs
  13. 24. the study of how genes and traits are passed down from one generation to the next
  14. 27. a colorless, odorless gas that is needed for animal and plant life
  15. 29. a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
  16. 30. a university that Chapin partners with to create an online public health class
  17. 31. a nucleic acid present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA
  18. 33. the process of taking an organ or living tissue and implanting it in another part of the body or in another body
  19. 35. __cell = a type of cell with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body
  20. 36. a period of sleep that is very deep, during which your eyes and muscles make many small movements; abbreviation for rapid eye movement
  21. 37. a two-word 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.
  22. 39. a device or tissue that is placed inside or on the surface of the body
  23. 41. an outside skeleton that many invertebrates, or animals without backbones, have
  24. 42. 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.
  25. 43. part of the digestive tract and especially the intestine or stomach
Down
  1. 1. 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.
  2. 3. cell = a cell shaped like a crescent moon
  3. 4. aka Mary Jane, grass, pot, weed
  4. 7. a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant
  5. 8. a substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen prepared from an inactivated or weakened form of the causative agent
  6. 11. a technology company founded by Elon Musk building a device “designed to connect human brains directly to computers
  7. 12. a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves
  8. 13. a combination of drugs used as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder) that some people overuse
  9. 14. an unborn offspring
  10. 18. 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
  11. 20. a disease in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby
  12. 21. 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.
  13. 25. a medicine that can help people who are overdosing on an opioid
  14. 26. a type of therapy that uses substances to stimulate or suppress the immune system to help the body fight cancer, infection, and other diseases
  15. 28. a university where the first successful human face and eye transplant was done
  16. 32. inflammation or swelling of the joints
  17. 34. a manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design
  18. 38. the science of life and living organisms
  19. 40. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms