Ch. 18 Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. low blood sugar
  2. 3. tumor on the pancreas
  3. 6. diabetic _______ = occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina
  4. 7. ______ position= laying face down
  5. 8. hormone your pancreas makes that allows your body to use sugar for energy
  6. 9. ______ mellitus= occurs when the pancreas doesn't produce insulin or the body cannot use insulin
Down
  1. 2. ______ diabetes= diabetes during pregnancy
  2. 4. inserting needles through the skin to cure disease or relieve pain
  3. 5. ______ position= laying on back, facing upward
  4. 7. _______ care= to keep a patient comfortable, but not cure disease