The History of Medicine - Definitions

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Across
  1. 4. a substance that stops or slows down the growth of micro-organisms
  2. 5. to give a weak form of a disease, usually by injection to a person or animal
  3. 7. the belief that the substances that make up the human body are: black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm
  4. 9. heating food or liquid to kill microorganisms
  5. 11. an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour
Down
  1. 1. a powerful X-ray that provides a cross-section of the human body invented in 1972
  2. 2. an organism that can only be seen through a microscope. Eg/ bacteria, Protozoa, algae and fungi
  3. 3. a heart monitor invented by Willem Einthoven in the early 1900’s
  4. 4. medicines that treat infections by killing bacteria
  5. 6. the Romans built these to transport fresh water to highly populated areas
  6. 8. a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease
  7. 10. protected against, not affected by a disease