Across
- 2. a state of severe pain
- 3. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested
- 5. physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
- 6. a type of pain that typically lasts less than 3 to 6 months, or pain that is directly related to soft tissue damage such as a sprained ankle or a paper cut.
- 11. an injury to living tissue caused by a cut or blow
- 12. chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system.
- 15. forcible contact with another object
- 16. a state of physical or emotional strain
- 17. treatment using drugs
- 20. discomfort in a bodily part or organ
- 24. physical injury.
- 27. a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles.
- 30. an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve
- 32. influence that contributes to a result or outcome
- 34. but may involve both cerebral and peripheral physiological mechanisms. It is often associated with depression.
- 35. an illness or other medical problem
- 36. invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses
- 38. strange or odd
- 39. cause harm or distress to
Down
- 1. be capable of continued subjection to a drug or illness
- 4. a session of medical care
- 5. a sensation experienced by someone who has had a limb amputated
- 7. break of the bone
- 8. severe pain that erupts while a patient is already medicated with a long-acting painkiller.
- 9. in, affecting, or acting through the body
- 10. a state of slight pain
- 13. a malignant growth or tumor
- 14. relating to, or denoting pain arising from the stimulation of nerve cells
- 18. part of the body becomes reddened or swollen
- 19. having a psychological origin or cause rather than a physical one.
- 21. a temporary recovery of disease or pain
- 22. painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
- 23. a pulsating movement or sensation.
- 25. a swelling of a part of the body caused by an abnormal growth of tissue
- 26. fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord
- 28. relating to or denoting physical injury.
- 29. the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
- 31. cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist
- 33. patient having unstable and abnormal vital signs
- 37. persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
