Across
- 6. a physician who specializes in surgery
- 9. what is the meaning of "-megaly"
- 10. abbreviation for drugs, prescription, therapy
- 11. prediction of a disease's course and outcome
- 12. affecting many people in a given region at the same time is
- 15. one who studies cancer
- 16. A disease that has a sudden and severe onset
- 17. bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
- 19. a disease that is prevalent throughout the entire region or the world
- 20. small clamp for stopping blood flow
- 21. the abbreviation for "Vital Signs"
- 22. long duration, progressing slowly
- 24. a spreading inflammation of tissue
- 26. meaning "softening"
- 27. instrument used to compress tissue
- 28. abbreviation meaning immediately
Down
- 1. An adjective for edema is
- 2. A reason for not using a specific drug
- 3. meaning heat, temperature
- 4. a suffix meaning a instrument for recording data
- 5. the abbreviation for "computed tomography"
- 7. death of tissue
- 8. the removal of tissue for microscopic examination
- 9. The cause of a disease
- 13. the process of determining the cause and nature of an illness
- 14. injected into the vein
- 18. An extreme allergic reaction
- 23. visual examination
- 24. the root word for "cancer"
- 25. refers to all defenses against infections