Medical Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. quick to become severe/bad
  2. 6. type of disease typically involving insulin deficiency
  3. 8. objects that people with injured legs or feet use to help them walk
  4. 11. experiencing pain
  5. 13. loss of mental capacity
  6. 14. the hospital room used for treating patients with immediate and life-threatening injuries
  7. 15. broken or cracked bone
  8. 16. in need of water
  9. 17. a medical problem that needs immediate attention
  10. 19. restoring a person's breath and circulation
  11. 20. medication that kills bacteria and cures infections
  12. 25. a lack of something necessary for one's health
  13. 26. injured body tissue that is visible underneath the skin
  14. 27. a bone that is divided in two or more pieces as a result of an injury
  15. 28. a device that holds injured body parts in place
  16. 29. a virus commonly contracted by children, characterized by itchy spots all over the body
  17. 30. medical explanation of an illness or condition
  18. 33. permanent removal of a limb
  19. 35. occurs when the body doesn't have enough red blood cells
  20. 36. removal of human tissue in order to conduct certain medical tests
  21. 37. pain that won't go away
  22. 38. disease caused by the uncontrollable growth of cells
Down
  1. 1. on the outside
  2. 2. a body's abnormal reaction to certain foods or environmental substances (eg causes a rash)
  3. 3. many types of respiratory or intestinal infections passed on through a virus
  4. 4. emergency vehicle that rushes people to a hospital
  5. 5. a scheduled meeting with a medical professional
  6. 6. when a bone is temporarily separated from its joint
  7. 7. higher than normal body temperature
  8. 9. wounds that develop on a patient's body from lying in one place for too long
  9. 10. not harmful (not cancerous)
  10. 12. a hard bandage that is wrapped around a broken bone to keep it in place
  11. 18. a sac in the body-tissue filled with fluid (sometimes diseased)
  12. 20. a disease that causes the joints to become swollen and crippled
  13. 21. a disease-causing organism
  14. 22. type of treatment used on cancer patients
  15. 23. not normal for the human body
  16. 24. unable to hear
  17. 30. a medical disorder that is harmful to a person's health
  18. 31. pressure the rate at which blood flows through the body (high/low)
  19. 32. causing death
  20. 34. a condition that causes a blockage of the airway and makes it difficult for a person to breathe
  21. 36. position of an unborn baby in which the feet are down and the head is up