Scientific Terminology Crossword!

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Across
  1. 5. a holistic medicine that uses plants to stimulate the body’s natural healing mechanisms
  2. 7. small disc shaped structures formed in bone marrow, responsible for the coagulation of blood to form blood clots
  3. 8. acronym for recent 2009 influenza pandemic, made up of genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs
  4. 9. process used to create identical genetic copies of organisms
  5. 12. chemical substances added to food with the purpose of preserving or enhancing
  6. 16. viruses that infect bacteria, using them as hosts
  7. 17. global infection outbreak
  8. 20. transplanting tissues amongst different species
  9. 21. biological proteins which at as catalyst to speed up chemical reactions within the body
  10. 22. gram-negative, rod-shaped coccobacillus bacterium transmitted to humans by infected flea bitten rodents, responsible for killing millions of people in Europe in the Middle Ages
  11. 23. medicine which delays the growth or kills microorganisms such as bacteria, but does not kill viruses
  12. 25. non-invasive, real-time imaging that uses high-frequency sound waves to see internal structures and blood flow
  13. 26. the first segment in the small intestine which plays a role in the chemical digestion of chyme and absorption of nutrients
Down
  1. 1. muscular-walled tubes that carry blood away from the heart and help maintain blood pressure
  2. 2. device used to regulate heart rhythm by sending electrical impulses
  3. 3. the body’s quick source of energy, found mainly whole grains
  4. 4. technology that separates DNA fragments based on their size using an electric field
  5. 6. system used transport oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body
  6. 7. deadly disease caused by bacterium yersina pestis, otherwise referred to as the Black Death
  7. 10. process in which somebody is made resistant or immune to a certain infectious disease, usually done by receiving a vaccine
  8. 11. the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems, to develop technologies and products to provide a higher quality of life
  9. 13. specialized global agency of the United Nation which helps govern internal public health (acronym)
  10. 14. metabolic process used as a preservative technique
  11. 15. the use of telecommunications technology to communicate among health care professionals to treat patients
  12. 18. a metabolic disease which results when the body cannot produce enough or any insulin, a hormone used to regulate blood glucose levels
  13. 19. type of medication that serves to counteract stomach acidity
  14. 24. small infectious agents that requires a host cell to multiply, composed of a single nucleic acid and protein capsid