Across
- 2. Measurements that reflect basic functions necessary to maintain life
- 3. Lessening of disease symptoms
- 5. Visual examination of the body
- 9. An ancient Chinese method of inserting thin needles into the body at specific points to relieve pain, induce anesthesia, or promote healing; similar effects can be obtained by using firm finger pressure at the surface of the body
- 10. Loss of the ability to feel pain, as by administration of a drug
- 13. Providing relief but not cure; a treatment that provides such relief
- 15. Use of chemicals to treat disease; the term is often applied specifically to the teamer with chemicals
- 16. Use of x-rays passed through the body to make a visual record of internal structures either on specially sensitized film or digitally
- 18. A cut, as for surgery; also the act of cutting
- 20. A method for treating disease or injury by manual operations
- 21. An instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body
- 25. A science that stresses the condition of the nervous system in diagnosis and treatment of disease; often, the spine is manipulated to correct misalignment; most patients consult for musculoskeletal pain and headaches
- 27. Prediction of a disease's course and outcome
- 29. The process of determining the cause and nature of an illness
- 30. Holding or fastening a structure in a firm position
Down
- 1. Examining by placing the hands or Fingers on the surface of the body to determine characteristics such as texture temperature movement and consistency
- 4. To unite parts by stitching them together; also the thread or other material used in that process or the seam formed by surgical stitching
- 6. Objective evidence of disease that can be observed or tested; examples are fever, rash, high blood pressure, and blood or urine abnormalities; an objective symptom
- 7. Destruction of tissue by a damaging agent, such as a harmful chemical heat or electrical current
- 8. A method for evaluating a tumor based on microscopic examination of the cells
- 11. An instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body openings incision; most endoscopes use fiber optics for viewing
- 12. A device that transforms light into a beam of intense heat and powers used for Surgery and diagnosis
- 14. Treatment, intervention
- 17. Visual examination of the body
- 19. Removal of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examination
- 22. Any evidence of disease; sometimes limited to subjective evidence of disease as experienced by the individual, such as pain, dizziness, and weakness
- 23. Removal by cutting
- 24. Instrument used to examine the
- 26. Treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, eaither specifically, or non-specifically
- 28. The process of classifying malignant tumors for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis