Across
- 2. the initial, objective measurement taken at the first visit to serve as a comparison point for future data
- 5. the tool used to measure in a medical setting
- 7. a very rare condition caused by excessive growth hormone secretion during childhood or adolescence, before long bone growth plates fuse
- 8. the process of increasing in physical size
- 9. a genetic or medical condition defined by an adult height of under 4 feet 10 inches
Down
- 1. the measurement of someone from head to foot
- 3. the type of measuring system used in a medical system
- 4. heredity, genes, and the variation of inherited traits in organisms
- 6. a common "silent" disease where bone density decreases, making bones weak, brittle, and highly prone to fractures
