medical terminology

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Across
  1. 1. - Treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, either specifically or nonspecifically
  2. 4. - a slender, flexible instrument for exploring and dilating tube.
  3. 7. - The process of bringing back normal function or appearance to a body part, often through surgical or medical procedures.
  4. 9. - An emergency, when a patient is severely reactive to a specific drug which can lead to death.
  5. 11. - A medical treatment that involves manual operations, often using instruments to cut or repair parts of the body.
  6. 13. - a thin membrane that covers the heart
  7. 15. - a thin membrane that lines the chambers and valves.
  8. 16. - When a drug is actively used and the efficacy for the patient lessens which leads to a higher dose of the administered drug
  9. 18. - Two specific drugs that will work well together and will have higher efficacy.
  10. 22. - An artificial device that replaces a missing body part, such as a leg, arm, or internal organ, to restore function or appearance.
  11. 23. - single-celled animals
  12. 24. - If the patient has a medical record of having side effects to a specific drug then it shouldn’t be used.
  13. 25. - A carefully made surgical cut in the skin or tissue, usually done to access areas inside the body.
  14. 26. - 90° angle of injection
  15. 28. - A handheld medical tool used to examine the interior structures of the eye, especially the retina.
  16. 29. - a thick muscle layer that makes up the most of the heart wall
Down
  1. 1. - 25° angle of injection
  2. 2. - treatment with chemicals
  3. 3. - defined as abnormally low amount of hemoglobin in the blood
  4. 5. - a genetic mutation causes abnormal hemoglobin production and hemolysis (destruction) of red cells.
  5. 6. - uncontrolled growth of tissue
  6. 8. - a common cause of MI, an extremely rapid, ineffective heartbeat, especially dangerous when it affects the ventricles.
  7. 10. - a substance that alters the body
  8. 12. - is a slower-than-average rate, and tachycardia is a higher-than-average rate.
  9. 14. - is the general term for restoration of a normal heart rhythm, either by drugs or application of electric current.
  10. 17. - An instrument used by healthcare providers to look inside the ear canal and check for problems such as infection.
  11. 19. - The practice of using plants as medicine.
  12. 20. - blood clotting
  13. 21. - a thick muscle layer that makes up most of the heart wall
  14. 27. - is any irregularity of heart rhythm, such as an altered heart rate, extra beats, or a change in the pattern of the beat