Across
- 3. diseases medical conditions that cannot be spread among living things and objects, but develop as a result of heredity, environment, and lifestyle factors; also known as noninfectious diseases
- 4. condition that results in inflammation of the joints, causing pain and stiffness
- 6. medical emergency in which blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, injuring or killing brain cells
- 7. complex disease that typically involves an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
Down
- 1. mellitus disease resulting from the body’s inability to regulate glucose; commonly known as diabetes
- 2. attack medical emergency in which flow of blood to the heart is restricted, causing the heart to beat irregularly and inefficiently
- 4. disease disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack and damage healthy body tissues
- 5. mass of abnormal cells