Across
- 2. An instrument that uses a lens to magnify objects too small to be seen with the naked eye.
- 3. Drugs that slow the growth of, or destroy bacteria; used to treat infections.
- 6. A program jointly-funded by state and federal taxes that provides medical aid for low-income individuals of all ages; managed by the states.
- 8. loss of feeling with or without the loss of consciousness.
- 9. A type of care designed to relieve pain and reduce suffering in terminally ill patients.
- 10. Disease-producing microorganisms.
- 11. Diseases that affect many people and spread rapidly by infecting a certain area or population.
- 12. 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.
Down
- 1. A promise of professional behavior made by physicians beginning their careers; promises ethical and honest practice of the medical profession.
- 2. A federal health insurance program for persons 65 or older and disabled individuals.
- 4. The use of medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteria or viruses to build immunity and prevent disease.
- 5. An incurable metabolic disease that results in an increased level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood.
- 7. An emblem of medicine in the United States.