Medical Terminology #6 - Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 2. organic compounds required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body
  2. 3. medications that cause increased urine production
  3. 5. underactive thyroid gland; underproduction of thyroid hormones
  4. 7. serve administrative tasks that involve patient record-keeping.
  5. 10. an inorganic substance needed by the human body for good health
  6. 11. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
  7. 13. less than; lacking
  8. 17. physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions of endocrine glands
  9. 18. more than; excessive
  10. 19. a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired
  11. 20. experts in promoting health and managing disease using food and nutrition.
Down
  1. 1. inserting needle into a vein to draw blood, administer medication, or insert an IV
  2. 4. procedure of performing venipuncture to take a blood sample from a vein
  3. 6. over the counter
  4. 8. overactive thyroid gland; overproduction of thyroid hormones
  5. 9. chemical messengers in the body carried through the blood
  6. 12. relating to disease caused by antibodies produced against substances naturally present in the body.
  7. 14. made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.
  8. 15. blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
  9. 16. many; multiple