Across
- 3. Surgical repair or unblocking of blood vessels
- 7. Study of the digestive system and its disorders
- 9. Chemical messenger that transmits signals across neurons
- 11. Inflammation of the liver caused by infection or toxins
- 13. Procedure stimulating the body’s immune response
- 15. Faster than normal heart rate
- 17. Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
- 18. Slower than normal heart rate
- 20. Minimally invasive surgical technique using small incisions
- 21. Sampling tissue to examine for disease
- 22. Relating to the lungs
- 23. Study of kidney function and diseases
- 25. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
- 28. Enlargement of the spleen
- 29. Red blood cell responsible for oxygen transport
- 30. White blood cell involved in immune defense
Down
- 1. Inflammation of the protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord
- 2. Act of listening to internal body sounds, like heart or lung
- 4. Simple sugar used by cells for energy
- 5. Surgeon specializing in heart and chest operations
- 6. Injection delivered directly into muscle tissue
- 8. Procedure to filter blood in kidney failure
- 10. Act of drawing blood from a vein
- 12. Surgical opening in the trachea to aid breathing
- 14. Muscular layer of the heart responsible for contractions
- 16. Abnormal heart rhythm
- 19. Tiny air sacs in the lungs for gas exchange
- 24. Largest part of the brain controlling cognition and memory
- 26. Procedure to examine internal organs with a camera
- 27. Condition characterized by weakened bones