Across
- 3. the state or condition of being very fat or overweight.
- 5. the large bony structure near the base of the spine to which the hind limbs or legs are attached in humans and many other vertebrates.
- 9. fail to care for properly.
- 11. the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.
- 12. the expulsion of waste matter from the body
- 13. behavior in which a person becomes more agitated and disoriented during the evening hours
- 14. abnormally high blood pressure.
Down
- 1. the act, action, or an instance of moving about or walking
- 2. a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
- 4. a condition characterized by progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning, especially with impairment of memory and abstract thinking, and often with personality change, resulting from organic disease of the brain.
- 6. a surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon.
- 7. a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis.
- 8. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
- 10. a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.