Across
- 2. also known as low blood pressure
- 3. a person who receives treatment at a hospital but does not stay there overnight
- 4. a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.
- 6. a medical screening tool that measures the ratio of your height to your weight to estimate the amount of body fat you have.
- 8. also known as a contusion
- 11. an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease
- 12. a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface that the organism needs.
- 13. a partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin
Down
- 1. a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time.
- 5. the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin,
- 7. refers to a condition, tumor, or growth that is not cancerous.
- 9. an obstruction or blockage in a blood vessel
- 10. the medical term for swelling caused by fluid trapped in your body’s tissues.