Across
- 1. a medical test that measures and records electrical activity of the heart
- 3. special sound waves used in such processes as examining organs inside the body and directing the route of submarines
- 8. a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment
- 10. a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful, especially when you swallow
- 12. the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem
- 14. a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care
- 17. the scientific study of the eye and its diseases
- 18. the condition of not feeling pain, esp. by use of special drugs
- 19. an examination of somebody/something, especially a medical one to make sure that you are healthy
- 21. a shop, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs
- 23. an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's
- 25. a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel ill when you eat or touch a particular substance
- 26. a pain in your teeth or in one tooth
- 27. a person whose job is the care and treatment of people’s feet
- 28. a doctor who specializes in diseases affecting the ear, nose, and throat
- 31. a vehicle with special equipment, used for taking sick or injured people to a hospital
- 32. a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
- 33. an act of forcing air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound, often unwillingly
- 36. a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children
- 37. something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
- 38. a method of using a strong magnetic field to produce an image of the inside of a person’s body
Down
- 2. a substance that you take in order to cure an illness, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow
- 4. the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury
- 5. a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy
- 6. a continuous pain in the head
- 7. the condition of a person’s body or mind
- 9. pain in your stomach
- 11. something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make somebody look and feel good
- 13. extreme physical or mental pain
- 15. an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc.
- 16. the process of administering a substance to a person or animal to stimulate the immune system to develop protection against a specific infectious disease. This helps the body recognize and fight off the pathogen if it is encountered in the future.
- 20. the feelings that you have in your body when you have been hurt or when you are ill
- 22. a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
- 24. a doctor who has specialized in a particular area of medicine
- 29. medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment
- 30. the medical study of the teeth and mouth
- 33. a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice
- 34. the act of sending somebody who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it
- 35. a type of radiation that can go through many solid substances, allowing hidden objects such as bones and organs in the body to be photographed