Across
- 2. Signifies a condition that begins abruptly and is sometimes severe, but the duration is short
- 5. Keyhole surgery involving up to four small cuts in the abdomen. A telescopic microscope is inserted into the body to help diagnosis or treatment
- 8. Inability to move parts of the body
- 10. Having to do with the stomach
- 11. Inflammation of the larynx, resulting in a temporary loss of voice
- 18. Electrocardiogram, a way of monitoring the heart and testing for problems
- 20. Without a known cause
- 23. A condition when the level of haemoglobin, the protein in blood which carries oxygen round the body, is lower than normal
- 24. Pertaining to blood
- 26. Rapid breathing
- 27. A ring-shaped muscle that surrounds a natural opening in the body and can open or close it by relaxing
- 28. Surgical removal of the breast
- 29. A medical device that uses electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat
- 31. A painful condition with multiple sensitive areas, called “tender points,” affecting fibrous tissues, muscles, tendons and ligaments
- 33. An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific function
- 37. Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
- 41. Having to do with the kidney
- 43. Surgical removal of something
- 44. A bruise
- 45. Bad breath
- 46. High blood pressure
- 49. Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually resulting in diarrhoea or vomiting
- 51. Broken bone or cartilage
- 52. Dryness of the skin
- 54. An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
- 55. Signifies a recurring, persistent condition like heart disease
Down
- 1. Behind the eyeball
- 3. A wound caused by a cut from a sharp instrument or the tearing of body tissue
- 4. Inflammation of the walls of the small blood vessels
- 6. A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection
- 7. Inflammation of the pancreas
- 9. The study of a particular concentration
- 12. Surgical removal of a kidney
- 13. Causing the widening or opening of blood vessels
- 14. Signifies inflammation
- 15. Related to the brain
- 16. Toothache
- 17. Hard or hardening
- 19. Yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes caused by the buildup of bile in the blood
- 21. A small sample of tissue that’s taken for testing
- 22. An abnormally rapid heartbeat
- 25. Indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein
- 30. The outer layer of the skin
- 32. A cut or scrape that typically isn’t serious
- 34. A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans
- 35. Related to the heart
- 36. A substance or treatment that’s effective in treating disease
- 38. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles
- 39. Not cancerous
- 40. Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal
- 42. The branch of medicine that deals with the urinary system in women and the urogenital system in men
- 47. Prescription, usually for medication but can also signify another treatment
- 48. A benign but sometimes painful tumor growing on a nerve
- 50. An outward turning of the eyelid
- 53. To cut into