Across
- 2. an instrument used for examining the structures of the eye between the cornea and the lens that are not directly visible
- 5. a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by compression of a blood vessel
- 6. a styptic agent in the form of a small stick, for application to razor nicks, etc
- 8. a surgical instrument in the form of a pair of pincers, used esp in the delivery of babies
- 9. gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound
- 10. a medical apparatus that detects gamma rays emitted from a person's body after the administration of a radioactive drug and so produces images of the organ being investigated
- 11. a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc
- 13. a medical instrument for measuring the limits of the field of vision
- 15. a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat esp. as part of physical therapy
- 16. a machine used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery
Down
- 1. an endoscope that transmits images of the interior of a hollow organ by fibre optics
- 3. a device worn over the nose and mouth, to which oxygen is supplied from a cylinder or other source: used to aid breathing
- 4. a medical instrument for examining the interior of the stomach
- 7. an electronic device for use in certain cases of heart disease to assume the functions of the natural cardiac pacemaker
- 12. a transparent enclosure covering a bedridden patient, into which oxygen is released to help maintain respiration
- 14. an airtight metal cylinder enclosing the entire body up to the neck and providing artificial respiration when the respiratory muscles are paralysed, as by poliomyelitis