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