Medical Terminologies
Across
- 3. "Derma" meaning skin and "itis" meaning inflammation.
- 4. “Adrenaline” means a hormone in the body secreted by the adrenal glands and “ergic” meaning activated by.
- 9. Came from the Latin word "acutus" meaning sharp; severe.
- 11. “Hypo” meaning low and “thyroid” meaning thyroid glands, and “ism” meaning condition.
- 12. “Meninges” meaning membranes and “oma” meaning tumor; tumor in the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord.
- 15. "Bio" meaning life and "Statistics" meaning numerical facts.
Down
- 1. "Hyper" meaning high, "glykys" meaning sweet, and "haima" meaning blood; High blood sugar.
- 2. "Bi" meaning two and "ped" meaning foot.
- 5. "Dys" meaning bad and "function" meaning proper purpose; working badly.
- 6. Came from the Greek word "oiden" meaning swelling.
- 7. "Leuko" meaning white and "dystrophy" meaning impaired growth; a genetic disorder that affects the white matter (myelin) in the brain.
- 8. Came from the Greek word "Gleukos" meaning sweet wine; Type of blood sugar.
- 10. Kytos is the Greek word for "cyto" meaning hollow as a cell and "ology" meaning study of.
- 13. "Intra" meaning inside and "cranial" meaning something related to the skull.
- 14. "Autos" meaning self and "opsis" meaning sight; a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death.