Across
- 3. excessive width between 2 bodily parts or organs (as the eyes)
- 4. a variable disease that is marked by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usually initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary glands
- 9. a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles that is marked by thickening and scarring of lung tissue
- 11. premature fusion of the sutures of the skull
- 16. a chronic disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the formation of nodules especially in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin
- 17. any of a group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis (such as Cooley's anemia) that are marked by mild to severe hypochromic and microcytic anemia, result from the partial or complete failure in production of one or more globin chains, and tend to occur especially in individuals of Mediterranean, African, or southeastern Asian ancestry —sometimes used with a prefix (such as alpha-, beta-, or delta-) to indicate the hemoglobin chain affected
- 18. a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
Down
- 1. a chronic progressive neurological disease chiefly of later life that is linked to decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait
- 2. excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland
- 5. a fissure of the eye usually of congenital origin
- 6. a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
- 7. abnormal smallness of the eye usually occurring as a congenital anomaly
- 8. deficient activity of the thyroid gland
- 10. webbed fingers or toes
- 12. an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
- 13. a hereditary disorder of metabolism involving the deposition of iron-containing pigments in the tissues that is characterized especially by joint or abdominal pain, weakness, and fatigue and that may lead to bronzing of the skin, arthritis, diabetes, cirrhosis, or heart disease if untreated
- 14. a usually malignant tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (such as that lining the peritoneum or pleura)
- 15. pulmonary disease (such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation
- 19. the presence of excess oxalic acid or oxalates in the urine
- 20. spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation