Across
- 3. The most lethal form of skin cancer is the ________
- 8. A generic term for an agent
- 9. Excessive acidity of body fluids
- 12. Suffix referring to a surgical puncture
- 15. Prefix meaning slow
- 16. The __________ plane divides the body into top and bottom halves
- 17. Special cells called ___________ produce melanin for the body
- 22. Suffix meaning crushing
- 24. ______ produces spasms in the bronchial passages that may be sudden or violent and cause dyspnea
- 28. Suffix meaning softening
- 30. A _____ word root describes an anatomical structure
- 31. Many current medical word elements were originated in the 4th century when ___________ practice medicine
- 32. Dark, tarlike feces that contain digested blood from bleeding in the esophagus or stomach
Down
- 1. Suffix meaning decrease, deficiency
- 2. When defining a medical term begin with the _____
- 4. From a clinical point of view a disease is pathological or ______
- 5. The outer layer of the skin
- 6. Uppermost segment of the small intestine approximately 10 inches in length
- 7. Prefix meaning different
- 10. The study of tissue is referred to as _________
- 11. An inflammatory condition affecting the lungs, primarily the microscopic air sacs
- 12. The _______ plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) halves
- 13. Prefix meaning rapid
- 14. A _____ word root describes a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis of the skin
- 18. Prefix meaning above, excessive, superior
- 19. The ______ cavity is located on the back and is made up of the cranial a spinal cavities
- 20. Prefix meaning under, below, or deficient
- 21. Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose, also called rhinitis
- 23. Absence of the sense of smell
- 25. The ___________ plane runs through the center of the body dividing it into left and right halves
- 26. Foul-smelling breath
- 27. Intense itching
- 29. Suffix meaning excision or removal