Across
- 2. the tube that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
- 3. period before the birth.
- 5. harmed.
- 6. a medical treatment that will not cure an illness but will reduce the pain.
- 8. an injury (less serious than a break) to a joint (ankle, wrist, knee etc).
- 12. your arms and legs.
- 14. broken or cracked bone.
- 17. a specialist in the care of babies.
- 19. syn. to vaccination.
- 22. a doctor who is an expert in illnesses of the eyes.
- 23. related to the act of breathing.
- 28. a signed piece of paper from the doctor telling you (and the pharmacy) what drugs are appropriate for treatment.
- 29. when a bone is temporarily separated from its joint.
- 30. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
- 31. a doctor who studies the heart and deals with the diseases that affect it.
- 32. related to the teeth.
- 33. extremely sharp.
- 34. medical explanation of an illness or condition.
- 37. an artificial leg, tooth, or other part of the body which takes the place of a missing part.
- 38. an elevation of the skin filled with fluid.
- 39. not dangerous to health.
- 40. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of arteries.
- 41. the material forming animal or plant cells.
- 42. body's abnormal reaction to certain foods or environmental substances.
- 43. a devise that holds injured body parts in place.
- 44. type of disease typically involving insulin deficiency.
- 45. a condition that causes people to lose their memory.
- 47. long-lasting or characterized by long suffering.
Down
- 1. a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated.
- 4. a scheduled meeting with a doctor.
- 7. a licensed medical specialist.
- 9. a medical problem or illness that happens while someone is already ill and makes treatment more difficult.
- 10. general term for any condition that makes a person feel sick for a certain period of time.
- 11. a doctor who treats people who have skin diseases.
- 13. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
- 15. a deficiency of red blood cells.
- 16. other symptoms that might occur as a result of a certain medication or procedure.
- 18. an organ in your neck that produces substances that affect the way your body grows and the way you behave.
- 20. measuring instrument for measuring temperature.
- 21. one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body.
- 24. permanent removal of a limb.
- 25. a virus commonly contracted by children, characterized by itchy spots all over the body.
- 26. strong discomfort in certain areas of the body.
- 27. emergency vehicle that rushes people to a hospital.
- 29. a place where people go to buy medication and other medical supplies.
- 35. an instrument for taking blood from someone’s body or putting liquid, drugs etc into it, consisting of a hollow plastic tube and a needle.
- 36. the state that precedes vomiting.
- 37. unable to move by certain areas of the body.
- 42. the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains your stomach, bowels etc.
- 46. a continuing pain, that won't be away.
