Across
- 4. diseases that affect many people and spread rapidly by infecting a certain area or population
- 7. an emblem of medicine in the United States
- 8. a promise of professional behavior made by physicians beginning their careers; promises ethical and honest practice of the medical profession
- 10. a type of care designed to relieve pain and reduce suffering in terminally ill patient
- 11. Loss of feeling with or with- out the loss of consciousness
- 12. drugs that slow the growth of, or destroy bacteria; used to treat infections
- 13. a method of analyzing and treating mental and emotional disorders through sessions in which the patient is encouraged to talk about personal experience and dreams
- 14. an instrument that uses a lens to magnify objects too small to be seen with the naked eye
Down
- 1. disease-producing microorganism
- 2. the use of medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteria or viruses to build immunity and prevent disease
- 3. an incurable metabolic disease that results in an increased level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood
- 5. a federal health insurance program for persons 65 or older and disabled individuals
- 6. passed into law in 2010 for a major regulatory overhaul of US healthcare
- 9. a program jointly-funded by state and federal taxes that provides medical aid for low-income individuals of all ages; managed by the state