Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. Signifies a condition that begins abruptly and is sometimes severe, but the duration is short
  2. 5. Keyhole surgery involving up to four small cuts in the abdomen. A telescopic microscope is inserted into the body to help diagnosis or treatment
  3. 8. Inability to move parts of the body
  4. 10. Having to do with the stomach
  5. 11. Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice
  6. 18. Electrocardiogram, a way of monitoring the heart and testing for problems
  7. 20. Without a known cause
  8. 23. A condition when the level of haemoglobin, the protein in blood which carries oxygen round the body, is lower than normal
  9. 24. Pertaining to blood
  10. 26. Rapid breathing
  11. 27. A ring-shaped muscle that surrounds a natural opening in the body and can open or close it by relaxing
  12. 28. Surgical removal of the breast
  13. 29. A medical device that uses electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat
  14. 31. A painful condition with multiple sensitive areas, called “tender points,” affecting fibrous tissues, muscles, tendons and ligaments
  15. 33. An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific function
  16. 37. Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
  17. 41. Having to do with the kidney
  18. 43. Surgical removal of something
  19. 44. A bruise
  20. 45. Bad breath
  21. 46. High blood pressure
  22. 49. Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually resulting in diarrhoea or vomiting
  23. 51. Broken bone or cartilage
  24. 52. Dryness of the skin
  25. 54. An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
  26. 55. Signifies a recurring, persistent condition like heart disease
Down
  1. 1. Behind the eyeball
  2. 3. A wound caused by a cut from a sharp instrument or the tearing of body tissue
  3. 4. Inflammation of the walls of the small blood vessels
  4. 6. A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection
  5. 7. Inflammation of the pancreas
  6. 9. The study of a particular concentration
  7. 12. Surgical removal of a kidney
  8. 13. Causing the widening or opening of blood vessels
  9. 14. Signifies inflammation
  10. 15. Related to the brain
  11. 16. Toothache
  12. 17. Hard or hardening
  13. 19. Yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes caused by the buildup of bile in the blood
  14. 21. A small sample of tissue that’s taken for testing
  15. 22. An abnormally rapid heartbeat
  16. 25. Indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein
  17. 30. The outer layer of the skin
  18. 32. A cut or scrape that typically isn’t serious
  19. 34. A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans
  20. 35. Related to the heart
  21. 36. A substance or treatment that’s effective in treating disease
  22. 38. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles
  23. 39. Not cancerous
  24. 40. Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal
  25. 42. The branch of medicine that deals with the urinary system in women and the urogenital system in men
  26. 47. Prescription, usually for medication but can also signify another treatment
  27. 48. A benign but sometimes painful tumor growing on a nerve
  28. 50. An outward turning of the eyelid
  29. 53. To cut into