Across
- 5. a surgery that uses a thin, lighted tube put through a cut (incision) in the belly to look at the abdominal organs or the female pelvic organs
- 7. relating to or occurring in the intestines
- 11. body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
- 14. a disease affecting the lymph nodes
- 15. a fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs
- 16. The scientific unit of measurement for radiation dose, commonly referred to as effective dose
Down
- 1. a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
- 2. of or relating to the viscera or internal organs, especially those of the abdomen
- 3. the parts adjoining an organ
- 4. a calcified deposit within the appendix
- 6. pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity.
- 8. Gall Bladder removal
- 9. refers to distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces
- 10. inflammation of the peritoneum
- 12. abnormal enlargement of the spleen
- 13. dilated veins in the distal esophagus or proximal stomach caused by elevated pressure in the portal venous system, typically from cirrhosis
