Health & the Body

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Across
  1. 5. extreme physical or mental pain
  2. 6. a small flat round piece of medicine that you swallow whole, without biting it
  3. 7. the joint connecting the foot to the leg; the narrow part of the leg just above the ankle joint
  4. 10. an area that is larger and rounder than normal) under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness
  5. 11. a long narrow piece of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it
  6. 13. an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body
  7. 14. to care for somebody who is ill or injured
  8. 16. 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
  9. 17. to photograph and examine bones and organs inside the body
  10. 18. a room in a hospital used for medical operations
  11. 19. an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something
Down
  1. 1. larger than normal, especially as a result of a disease or an injury
  2. 2. an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon
  3. 3. a pain in your back
  4. 4. a smooth substance that you rub on your skin to make a wound or painful place get better or stop hurting
  5. 8. to injure a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, by suddenly twisting it
  6. 9. a substance that is put into the blood and that protects the body from a disease
  7. 12. a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
  8. 15. either of the two parts of the body between the top of each arm and the neck
  9. 16. a white powder that is mixed with water and becomes very hard when it dries, used especially for holding broken bones in place