Across
- 4. Non-contagious
- 7. A surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery
- 9. Cancerous
- 11. Substances that cause allergic responses
- 12. The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
- 14. A serious condition that occurs when an artery of the brain breaks or becomes blocked
- 17. A chronic progressive disease causing pain and inflammation in the joints
- 18. A rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling, caused by an allergic reaction
- 20. A disease that prevents the body from converting food into energy
- 21. The chemicals that the immune cells release to draw more blood and lymph to the area affected by the allergen
- 23. Long lasting and difficult to eradicate
- 24. A disease that gets worse over time
Down
- 1. High blood pressure
- 2. A protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood
- 3. A drug or other compound that inhibits the physiological effects of histamine, used especially in the treatment of allergies
- 5. An often inherited medical condition that occurs at or before birth
- 6. A chronic disease that is common in older adults and results from a breakdown in cartilage in the joints
- 8. A sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of coronary thrombosis
- 10. A disease of the joints marked by painful swelling and stiffness
- 13. Non harmful or cancerous
- 15. A disease persisting for a long time or recurring
- 16. Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes air passages to become narrow or blocked, making breathing difficult
- 19. A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
- 22. Extreme sensitivity to a substance
- 25. Abnormal cells that cause a mass