Our Favorite Medical Words
Across
- 4. Coughing up blood
- 5. An upper GI endoscopy or EGD
- 7. Any disease caused by a fungus
- 9. Brand name of quetiapine
- 10. Surgical removal of one or both ovaries
- 12. The area surrounding an ischemic event such as thrombotic or embolic stroke
- 13. Brand name of hydrocortisone
- 15. Bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot
- 17. For example pioglitazone and rosiglitazone
- 19. Generic name of Retrovir
- 20. Brand name of fluconazole
Down
- 1. A hormone-secreting tumor that can occur in the adrenal glands
- 2. An inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine and large joints (two words)
- 3. Unpleasant symptoms that occur after excessive alcohol intake
- 6. A class of compounds that include a nitroso (R-NO) group and a urea
- 8. Involuntary erection or bristling of hairs
- 11. Characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the physical symptoms of a disease
- 14. Relieve of the symptoms of a disease
- 16. Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood (not medical)
- 18. So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering