Across
- 3. medicine
- 9. happens when the flow of blood that brings oxygen to a part of your heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked
- 12. diseases characterized by the progressive loss of function
- 13. when the blood supply to the brain is blocked
- 15. is a term used to describe cancer
- 20. blood pressure that is higher than normal
- 21. having a long-term illness
- 23. using a balloon to stretch open a blocked artery
- 25. helps your body turn food into energy
- 27. is a type of vascular disease
- 29. is a chronic lung disease
- 30. is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue
- 32. a substance capable of causing cancer
Down
- 1. caused by genetic abnormalities
- 2. an auto-immune disease
- 4. the 2nd stage of diabetes
- 5. pollens, fungal spore
- 6. conferred by or based on inheritance
- 7. a type of cancer treatment using radiation
- 8. the 1st stage of diabetes
- 9. are chemicals found in some bodies' cells
- 10. something that increases the risk in health
- 11. diseases that are not spread through infection
- 14. help treat allergy symptoms
- 16. is a swelling part of the body
- 17. inflammation of the joints
- 18. is a drug treatment for cancer
- 19. any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and have the ability to infiltrate and destroy normal body tissue.
- 22. conditions that last one year or more
- 24. is when your immune system reacts
- 26. are a type of medicine
- 28. is a temporary recovery
- 31. a skin reaction