Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. Sometimes added to the beginning of a word to influence the meaning of that term
- 5. Abnormal enlargement of the liver
- 7. Difficulty or labored breathing
- 10. Pertaining to within a vein
- 11. A higher than normal blood pressure
- 14. A painful sensation in any part of the head
- 16. White blood cell
- 18. An abnormally rapid heart rate
Down
- 1. Affecting both sides
- 2. total paralysis affecting only one side of the body
- 4. Yellow skin discoloration caused by the buildup of bilirubin in the blood
- 6. Sudden, severe bleeding
- 8. Condition of an overactive thyroid gland
- 9. Surgical removal of the tonsil
- 12. Under the tongue
- 13. Contains the basic meaning of the term, cannot stand alone
- 15. Usually indicates the procedure, condition, or disease, always comes at the end of the word
- 17. Discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood