Across
- 6. progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age
- 7. a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient
- 10. a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs
- 12. a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain
- 14. defect involving chromosome 21
- 15. unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
- 16. a mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.
- 17. a virus that attacks the body's immune system
- 18. a malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leukocytes
Down
- 1. the manner in which someone behaves toward or deals with someone or something
- 2. a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells
- 3. a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior
- 4. conditions that impact the blood's ability to function correctly
- 5. circulates in the arteries and veins
- 8. an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs
- 9. form or cause to form clots
- 10. a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness
- 11. a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
- 13. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning
- 14. a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired
