Medical Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Unable to hear
- 4. Loss of mental capacity
- 6. A medical problem that needs immediate attention
- 7. A sac in the body-tissue filled with fluid (sometimes diseased)
- 12. A virus commonly contracted by children, characterized by itchy spots all over the body
- 13. Emergency vehicle that rushes people to a hospital
- 15. A device that holds injured body parts in place
- 17. A broken or cracked bone
- 19. A scheduled meeting with a medical professional
- 22. Not harmful (not cancerous)
- 23. Medication that kills bacteria and cures infections
- 26. Injured body tissue that is visible underneath the skin
- 28. A medical disorder that is harmful to a person's health
Down
- 1. Causing death
- 3. A condition that causes a blockage of the airway and makes it difficult for a person to breathe
- 4. Medical explanation of an illness or condition
- 5. Objects that people with injured legs or feet use to help them walk
- 8. A wound that develop on a patient's body from lying in one place for too long
- 9. Restoring a person's breath and circulation
- 10. On the outside
- 11. In need of water
- 12. Type of treatment used on cancer patients
- 14. Permanent removal of a limb
- 16. Pain that won't go away
- 17. Many types of respiratory or intestinal infections passed on through a virus
- 18. Quick to become severe/bad
- 20. Experiencing pain
- 21. When a bone is temporarily separated from its joint
- 22. Removal of human tissue in order to conduct certain medical tests
- 24. A hard bandage that is wrapped around a broken bone to keep it in place
- 25. Higher than normal body temperature
- 26. Position of an unborn baby in which the feet are down and the head is up
- 27. The hospital room used for treating patients with immediate and life-threatening injuries