non-communicable disease
Across
- 2. disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack and damage healthy body tissues
- 4. complex disease that typically involves an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
- 6. medical emergency in which flow of blood to the heart is restricted, causing the heart to beat irregularly and inefficiently
- 7. mass of abnormal cells
- 8. disease resulting from the body’s inability to regulate glucose commonly known as diabetes
Down
- 1. medical conditions that cannot be spread through person-to-person contact, but develop as a result of heredity, environment, and lifestyle factors also known as noninfectious disease
- 3. condition that results in inflammation of the joints, causing pain and stiffness
- 5. medical emergency in which blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, injuring or killing brain cells