Medical Terminology
Across
- 6. located behind or outside the peritoneum
- 7. a disease present in a specific area
- 12. behind, toward the back
- 13. head
- 15. someone who treats the elderly
- 16. imaginary line that cuts vertically. splits into front and back
- 17. situated toward the back of the body
- 20. an increase in number of cells
- 23. outside of, away from
- 24. a blockage of a natural body openings
- 28. a disease that spreads worldwide
- 29. backwards growth
- 32. underdevelopment of an organ, tissue, or body part.
- 34. The baseline, the automatic process of keeping a stable internal environment
- 36. abnormal growth of tissues
- 37. specialist
- 38. relating to the head
- 40. upper middle region of the abdomen
- 42. further away from the center of the body
- 43. a smooth slippery membrane that lines your abdomen
Down
- 1. an imaginary vertical line that cuts the body down the center
- 2. the most common type of cancer that starts in the gland cells
- 3. an increase in size of an organ or tissue
- 4. a condition where your body cannot clot
- 5. a non-cancerous tumor that starts in the glandular tissues
- 8. the science or study of
- 9. tissue
- 10. lower part of body, tail
- 11. relating to the back or posterior side of the body
- 14. closer to the middle of the body
- 17. development, growth, formation
- 18. cell
- 19. any structure or view facing the belly or front
- 21. disease, suffering, feeling emotion
- 22. Gland
- 25. `imaginary line cuts horizontally through the body
- 26. failure to grow
- 27. lower part of the back
- 30. fat
- 31. control, maintenance of a constant level
- 33. closer to the center of the body
- 35. at or near the front
- 39. in, within, inside
- 41. before/front
- 44. a rapid increase in number of disease cases