Across
- 1. abnormal softening.
- 5. surgical removal, cutting out.
- 6. lower than normal blood pressure.
- 9. pain. Not used as commonly as algia.
- 12. abnormal hardening. The opposite of malacia.
- 14. flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids.
- 17. pain in a joint or joints.
- 21. a groove or cracklike sore of the skin.
- 22. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint.
- 24. abnormal narrowing.
- 25. a combining form meaning ... liver.
- 27. the abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries.
- 29. a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury.
- 30. the time and events surrounding birth.
- 33. any acute, inflammatory, pusforming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo.
- 35. the study of all aspects of diseases.
- 36. white.
- 37. a word root meaning ... skull.
- 38. any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.
- 39. the tissue death of an artery or
- 41. the resulting film that is produced by
- 44. a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
- 45. study of.
- 48. an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
- 49. a surgical puncture to remove fluid for
- 53. the process of producing a radiographic (xray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible.
- 54. the portion of the skull that encloses the brain.
- 58. a combining form meaning ... left side.
- 59. the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
- 62. the study of the ear, nose, and throat.
- 65. purposes, or to remove excess fluid.
- 66. above or outside the ribs.
- 68. "abnormal condition, disease" ... that begins with "o".
- 69. higher than normal blood pressure.
- 70. between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.
- 73. a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
- 77. the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
- 81. a set of signs and symptoms that occur as part of a specific disease process.
- 82. within the muscle.
- 85. a combining form meaning ... right side.
- 88. deficient or decreased.
- 90. large, great.
- 92. cutting, surgical incision.
- 93. bad, difficult, or painful.
- 94. an inflammation of the tonsils.
- 95. surgical repair.
- 98. inflammation.
- 99. a mature red blood cell.
- 101. means wound or injury.
- 107. excessive or increased.
- 109. pertaining to birth.
- 110. any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs.
- 111. the formation or discharge of pus.
- 112. gray.
- 115. the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
- 116. the process of producing a picture or record.
- 117. subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.
- 118. the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.
- 119. pertaining to the heart.
- 121. any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
- 122. the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure.
- 123. small.
Down
- 1. the surgical suturing of a muscle wound.
- 2. a word root meaning ... heart.
- 3. any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.
- 4. an organ or body part that is not working properly.
- 7. the study of disorders of the newborn.
- 8. nerve.
- 10. pain, painful condition.
- 11. abnormal enlargement of the liver.
- 13. the blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
- 15. the time and events before birth.
- 16. a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.
- 18. the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.
- 19. a combining form meaning ... abdomen.
- 20. any disease of the stomach.
- 23. tissue death.
- 26. not normal or away from normal.
- 27. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.
- 28. visual examination.
- 30. an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.
- 31. the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.
- 32. a pounding or racing heart.
- 33. discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus, also known as heartburn.
- 34. the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
- 38. the rupture of a muscle.
- 40. Most often used to describe sudden, severe bleeding.
- 42. pain in the stomach
- 43. a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease.
- 46. the surgical repair of a nerve.
- 47. red.
- 50. an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
- 51. pertaining to a virus.
- 52. the bones of the fingers and toes.
- 55. black.
- 56. the surgical repair of muscle.
- 57. the surgical removal of the tonsils.
- 60. a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
- 61. a word root meaning ... disease.
- 63. rupture.
- 64. a white blood cell.
- 67. the time and events after birth.
- 71. swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body.
- 72. a picture or record.
- 74. bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge. Most often used to describe sudden, severe bleeding.
- 75. blue.
- 76. a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration.
- 78. pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery.
- 79. a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues.
- 80. the surgical removal of the appendix.
- 83. suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
- 84. surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue.
- 86. a combining form meaning ... scanty, few.
- 87. the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism.
- 89. drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance.
- 91. enlargement.
- 96. joint.
- 97. objective evidence of disease such as a fever.
- 100. small intestine.
- 102. the frequent flow of loose or watery stools.
- 103. an inflammation of the stomach.
- 104. a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it
- 105. a combining form meaning ... stomach.
- 106. the identification of a disease
- 108. surrounding.
- 113. a word root meaning ... birth.
- 114. a combining form meaning ... artery.
- 120. blood vessel.