Medical Terms

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Across
  1. 4. Develop in your gallbladder or bile duct when the chemicals in your bile (fluid that helps break down the food you eat) harden.
  2. 7. A condition that causes pain around the outside of your elbow. The medical term for this is lateral epicondylitis because it can cause pain near your lateral epicondyle, which is the bony part of your outer elbow. (2 words)
  3. 9. An operation to change the shape of your nose. This may be because you’re unhappy with the way it looks, or you want to restore its shape after an injury.
  4. 12. A build-up of fluid in the middle ear which can cause problems with hearing. (2 words)
  5. 13. Uses high energy X-rays to destroy unwanted cells, such as cancer cells.
  6. 16. When you hear sound that isn’t caused by an outside source. This condition affects about 1 in 10 people.
  7. 18. A type of keyhole surgery to look inside your knee joint to find out more about problems, such as inflammation or an injury.
  8. 20. Also known as adhesive capsulitis. Common symptoms are pain and increasing stiffness in your shoulder, eventually making the joint difficult to move. (2 words)
  9. 22. A small, brown growth in your skin, usually circular or oval-shaped and almost every adult has at least a few.
  10. 23. Numbs a small part of your body and works by temporarily blocking the way your nerves carry pain signals to your brain. (2 words)
  11. 24. A common skin condition that causes spots. It can vary from mild to severe and can affect the skin of your face, back, shoulders and chest.
  12. 25. A long-term condition that affects your digestive system. It causes pain or discomfort in your tummy (abdomen) and a change in your bowel habits.
  13. 26. Inflammation of your tonsils, usually as a result of an infection. The infection may be viral or, less commonly, bacterial.
Down
  1. 1. Small, rough lumps or growths on your skin caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). You can get them anywhere, but they are most common on your hands, knees and feet.
  2. 2. A procedure that allows a doctor to look inside your oesophagus (the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach), your stomach and part of your small intestine (duodenum).
  3. 3. A common condition that affects your airways. It can make you cough, wheeze and you can even find it difficult to breathe.
  4. 5. A severe headache and other symptoms that stop you carrying on as normal. You may feel sick or be extra sensitive to light and noise.
  5. 6. A diagnostic test which can help your doctor to find out the cause of symptoms such as persistent diarrhoea or a change in your bowel habits. If you have bleeding or mucus coming from your back passage, it can look for problems that could be causing this.
  6. 8. A skin condition where you get raised patches of inflamed skin. It can vary hugely in severity from person to person and can come and go over time. It isn’t contagious so you can’t catch it or pass it on to others, and it doesn’t spread over your body.
  7. 10. An inflammatory condition that affects your gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include abdominal (tummy) pain, persistent diarrhoea and feeling more tired than usual. (2 words)
  8. 11. The most common form of arthritis, affecting over eight million people in the UK. It affects your joints, making them stiff and painful. Your knees, hips and the small joints in your hands are the most commonly affected.
  9. 14. A treatment that aims to improve the way your joints and muscles work. It can help to maximise your movement, flexibility, coordination and strength.
  10. 15. A man-made (synthetic) type of steroid which are used to treat many different medical conditions.
  11. 17. Swollen veins that you can see and often feel, lying under your skin. They usually affect your legs. (2 words)
  12. 19. A potentially serious type of chest infection. When it happens, the alveoli (tiny air sacs) and smaller airways in your lungs become inflamed and fill with fluid.
  13. 21. A procedure that allows your doctor to look at the airways of your lungs. Your doctor can use it to see if there are any problems, or remove anything that might be stuck.