Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 4. the system composed of the heart and blood vessels
  2. 5. pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
  3. 10. definition of -itis
  4. 11. abnormal development
  5. 14. terms not built from word parts _____ be translated literally to find their meaning
  6. 16. -al, -ic, and -ous meaning (two words, no space)
  7. 18. the complete set of genes for all the cells of a specific organism
  8. 19. palliative means providing ____ but cure
  9. 20. large internal organs contained in the body cavities, especially in the abdominal cavity
  10. 22. word root for yellow
  11. 24. prefix meaning painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
  12. 25. what oncologists study
Down
  1. 1. the system that regulates specific body activities by sending and receiving messages
  2. 2. word root meaning liver
  3. 3. inatrology is the study of _____
  4. 4. substance that causes cancer
  5. 6. attached at the end of a word root to modify its meaning
  6. 7. the study of disease
  7. 8. tumor of connective tissue
  8. 9. suffix meaning disease
  9. 12. obtaining hematopoietic stem cells from an identical twin
  10. 13. tending to become progressively worse and to cause death
  11. 15. suffix meaning control, stop, standing
  12. 17. prefix meaning within
  13. 21. terms derived from an name or place
  14. 23. word root meaning bone