Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. tube that carries food to the stomach
- 6. word identified by the suffix "-itis"
- 8. system that excretes waste
- 10. suffix meaning "surgical removal"
- 11. bone in the upper arm
- 12. visual examination of the colon
- 16. inflammation of the skin
- 18. the study of the heart
- 19. a surgical incision into the abdomen
- 22. degenerative brain disorder causing memory loss
- 23. high blood pressure
- 25. instrument used to view the larynx during intubation
- 30. longest bone in the body
- 32. low blood sugar
- 33. bluish skin due to lack of oxygen
- 35. system that secretes hormones
- 36. outermost layer of the skin
- 37. organ that filters blood and produces urine
- 38. bacterial infection causing severe lung damage
- 39. substance that prevents blood clotting
Down
- 1. oil-producing glands in the skin
- 2. medicine that fights bacterial infections
- 4. instrument used to listen to heart and lung sounds
- 5. slow heart rate
- 7. cavity where the stomach is located
- 9. enlargement of the liver
- 13. root word meaning "stomach"
- 14. blood in the chest cavity
- 15. suffix meaning "pain"
- 17. organ that maintains the level of glucose in the blood
- 20. white blood cells
- 21. loss of bone density
- 24. instrument used to collect urine
- 26. a specialist in treating cancer
- 27. skin cancer of melanocytes
- 28. inflammation of the joints
- 29. gland located in the neck that regulates metabolism
- 31. lying face down
- 34. surgical removal of the appendix
- 39. prefix meaning "both"