Across
- 5. a long, thin medical instrument used to explore body cavities
- 6. abnormally slow breathing rate
- 8. broken bone that shatters into many pieces
- 13. mass or growth of thin tissue
- 15. temerature taken in the armpit
- 17. outermost layer of skin
- 18. a medical device used to measure blood pressure
Down
- 1. inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin
- 2. difficult breathing observed as shortness of breath
- 3. broken bone that protrudes through the skin
- 4. rapid,shallow breathing lungs only filling partially
- 7. a pulse below 60 beats per minute
- 9. relating to the sense of hearing
- 10. blood clot
- 11. temporary cessation of breathing
- 12. a condition in which blood pressure is too high
- 14. lack of adequate oxygen
- 16. body temperature below 95
- 17. excess retention or build-up of bodily fluids in bodily tissues