Across
- 1. an agent used to lower an elevated body temperature
- 3. sudden, sharp, severe: used to describe a disease that has sudden onset,severe symptoms, and a short course
- 4. preventing or protecting against disease or pregnancy
- 6. being human, subject to death; refers to the death rate reflected by the population of a given region, age range, or other relevant statistical grouping
- 7. a process of being stuck together
- 9. pertaining to producing disease
- 11. abnormal condition of tissue death
- 14. process of cutting into
- 16. localized collection of pus
- 18. to lesson, decrease, or cease
- 21. process of being badly shaped; deformed
- 24. process of identifying a disease or disorder
- 28. without decay; sterile; free from all living microorganisms
- 29. away from the norm, condition that is not normal
- 31. formation of bad kind; growing worse, harmful, cancerous
- 32. a system of prioritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
Down
- 1. being able to walk, not confined to bed
- 2. study of x-rays and other imaging modalities that use x-rays
- 5. paleness, a lack of color
- 8. study of the causes of disease
- 10. the rapid, widespread occurrence of an infectious disease that can be spread by any pathological organism transmitted by and to humans, birds, insects, and other living things. Any problem that has grown out of control.
- 12. pertaining to time; denotes a disease with little change or of slow progression; opposite of acute
- 13. an agent that works against sepsis (infection)
- 15. process of cutting out, surgical removal
- 17. pertaining to fever, sustained body temperature above 98.6 degrees F
- 19. state of being diseased; ill, sick; refers to the disease rate or number of cases of a particular disease in a given age range, gender, occupation, or other relevant population-based grouping
- 20. chemical substance that can be applied to objects to destroy pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria
- 22. condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent
- 23. an agent that works against coughing
- 25. surgical removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic exam: used to determine a diagnosis of cancer or other disease process of the body
- 26. relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician
- 27. pertaining to the armpit
- 30. substance given to counteract poisons and their effects