Across
- 2. – Type of liver disease linked to obesity
- 4. – Gland that controls metabolism
- 9. – Hormone regulating blood sugar levels
- 10. – Detoxifying organ often impacted by alcohol
- 12. – Life-threatening response to infection
- 14. – Painful joint condition often in the big toe
- 15. – Imaging method that slices through the body (abbr.)
- 16. – Test that maps electrical activity of the heart
- 19. – Organs essential for gas exchange
- 20. – Elevated body temperature; infection’s alarm
Down
- 1. – Central pump of the circulatory system
- 3. – A condition of low red blood cells
- 5. – Condition affecting insulin and blood sugar
- 6. – Chronic respiratory condition with wheezing
- 7. – Bean-shaped organ responsible for filtering blood
- 8. – Removal of tissue for diagnostic testing
- 11. – Common symptom, but sometimes a serious sign
- 13. – Sudden loss of brain function due to clot or bleed
- 17. – Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
- 18. – Open sore, often in the stomach lining