Ch. 4 - Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection
  2. 5. condition of a larger than normal head
  3. 8. pertaining to two or both sides
  4. 11. chemical substance that has the ability to inhibit or destroy foreign organisms in the body
  5. 12. layer of cells covering the external surface of the body and lining the hollow tubes within the body
  6. 13. fusion of fingers or toes
  7. 14. pertaining to a multi-lobed nucleus
  8. 19. signs and symptoms that occur together indicating a particular condition or disorder
  9. 20. close interaction between 2 organisms living in close association
  10. 22. pertaining to a new birth
  11. 23. disease condition in which the immune system attacks normal, healthy cells producing chronic, disabling diseases
  12. 24. condition of change of shape or form
  13. 27. return to good health
  14. 28. sliding forward or downward
  15. 29. branching into two parts
  16. 32. increase in size of tissue or an organ due to increase in size of individual cells
  17. 37. bones hand bones
  18. 38. tissue tissue that supports and binds other tissues and parts
  19. 39. bones that grow together separated by a piece of fibrocartilage
  20. 44. normal thyroid function
  21. 47. without breathing
  22. 48. condition of abnormal formation
  23. 50. new growth
  24. 52. pertaining to behind the peritoneum
  25. 53. cibum before meals
  26. 54. spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original location to a distant site
  27. 55. double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
  28. 57. inner lining of the heart
  29. 61. non-cancerous
  30. 64. general feeling of bodily discomfort
  31. 65. muscle that draws a limb toward the body
  32. 67. sign or symptom that appears before the onset of a more serious illness
  33. 70. protrusion of the eyeball
  34. 75. instrument to view small objects
  35. 76. without oxygen
  36. 78. instrument to visually examine the interior of the body
  37. 79. artificial substitute for a missing body part
  38. 82. high levels of sugar in the bloodstream
  39. 83. pertaining to between the ribs
  40. 85. glands endocrine glands above the kidney
  41. 86. pertaining to without sleep
  42. 87. use of high frequency sound waves to produce a record or picture of an organ or tissue
  43. 88. foreign substance or toxin that stimulates the production of an antibody
  44. 89. protein made by WBCs in response to foreign substances in the blood
  45. 90. pertaining to above the pubic bones
  46. 91. pertaining to 1 side
  47. 92. removal of half the tongue
  48. 93. destruction of nerve tissue leading to loss of sensation or motion in a part of the body
  49. 94. before birth
Down
  1. 1. glands 4 endocrine glands on the posterior side of the thyroid gland
  2. 2. cellular process of breaking down complex nutrients to simpler substances
  3. 4. pertaining to under the skin
  4. 6. sliding or falling back
  5. 7. separation of a substance into various parts
  6. 9. measurement through the center of a circle
  7. 10. pertaining to below the ribs
  8. 15. process of building up proteins in cells
  9. 16. pertaining to within the trachea
  10. 17. anomaly abnormality present at birth
  11. 18. DNA insertion of a gene from 1 organism into the DNA of another
  12. 21. inflammation of many nerves
  13. 25. putting together of simple substances to create something new and often more complex
  14. 26. pertaining to through the skin
  15. 30. bending forward
  16. 31. measurement together
  17. 33. bending backward
  18. 34. slow heartbeat
  19. 35. abnormally rapid breathing
  20. 36. condition of abnormal development
  21. 40. deficiency of all cells
  22. 41. pertaining to before birth
  23. 42. condition of increased formation of cells
  24. 43. frequent passage of loose, watery stools
  25. 45. painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection
  26. 46. cancerous
  27. 48. difficult breathing
  28. 49. factor that indicates against the administration of a drug or procedure in the care of a patient
  29. 51. low/deficient levels of sugar in blood
  30. 54. condition of smaller than normal head
  31. 55. pertaining to occurring before a malignant condition
  32. 56. excessive loss of water
  33. 58. injection injection of medication under the skin
  34. 59. after death
  35. 60. separation of nitrogenous wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function
  36. 62. exaggerated feeling of well
  37. 63. subjective change in a condition as perceived by the patient
  38. 66. affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
  39. 68. muscle that draws a limb away from the body
  40. 69. process of cutting into the body
  41. 71. transfer of blood from 1 person to another
  42. 72. pertaining to across or through the urethra
  43. 73. pertaining to away from the rule or order
  44. 74. pertaining to within a vein
  45. 77. high blood pressure
  46. 80. pregnancy pregnancy that is out of place
  47. 81. after birth
  48. 84. substance produced against a toxin