medical term crosswords

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Across
  1. 2. a surgical operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to access the brain.
  2. 5. the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development.
  3. 6. a thin sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen
  4. 8. an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall.
  5. 9. a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.
  6. 11. a blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system
  7. 12. a condition in which the bones become weak and break easily
  8. 14. a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present.
  9. 15. a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals.
Down
  1. 1. a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera
  2. 3. a condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal
  3. 4. a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain
  4. 7. a condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland
  5. 9. diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
  6. 10. the main and largest artery in the human body
  7. 13. a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C