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- 5. The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something.
- 6. The act or process of accepting a patient into a hospital.
- 8. A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.
- 9. Relating to the heart.
- 10. A metabolic disease in which the body's inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
- 12. A home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
- 14. A physical or mental feature that indicates a condition of disease.
- 15. Abnormally high body temperature.
- 18. A hospital emergency code indicating a patient requires immediate resuscitation.
- 19. The branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
- 22. A patient susceptible to accidentally losing balance and hitting the ground.
- 26. (of a condition or disease) short duration, severe.
- 30. The process of providing evidence, typically through written records.
- 31. The act of walking or moving about.
- 32. Relating to the nervous system.
- 34. The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people.
- 36. Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
- 39. The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- 43. A record of a patient's medical information.
- 46. Abnormally high blood pressure.
- 47. The official act of a patient leaving a hospital or care facility.
- 50. Relating to the stomach and intestines.
- 51. Administered into a vein.
- 52. An establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice.
- 53. A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.
- 55. An action taken to improve a situation, especially a medical condition.
- 56. The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues.
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- 1. A person qualified to practice medicine; a doctor.
- 2. Administered into a muscle.
- 3. Medical care focused on providing relief from symptoms and stress of a serious illness.
- 4. The treatment of injuries that break the skin or other body tissues.
- 7. A place where medicines are dispensed.
- 11. Applied to the surface of a part of the body.
- 13. Practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
- 16. The department of a hospital that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and injuries.
- 17. Administered under the skin.
- 20. The ability to move or be moved freely and easily.
- 21. Medical services performed on an outpatient basis.
- 23. Measurements of the body's basic functions, including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
- 24. A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
- 25. The science of using X-rays, radioactive tracers, and other forms of radiant energy to diagnose and treat disease.
- 26. A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
- 27. The study and treatment of tumors.
- 28. Taken by mouth.
- 29. A meeting with a professional for advice or discussion.
- 33. A room or division in a hospital or prison.
- 35. A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
- 37. Relating to the lungs.
- 38. The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something, often the first step in nursing process.
- 40. A substance used for medical treatment, especially a drug.
- 41. Relating to the kidneys.
- 42. Relating to the liver.
- 44. Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.
- 45. (of a condition or disease) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
- 48. Unpleasant physical sensation or discomfort.
- 49. A person receiving medical treatment.
- 54. Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean.