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Clinical Cased

Hard · 15×15 · 23 words
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  1. 1. An involuntary muscle rebellion that refuses to relax
  2. 5. A collective room where patients share both space and recovery
  3. 8. Relating to the muscular pump that beats in your chest
  4. 10. The arterial drumbeat that proves the pump is working
  5. 12. It helps the surgeon come clean before making the cut
  6. 14. The active intervention designed to combat a disease
  7. 17. A fibrous souvenir left behind by a successful recovery
  8. 18. A systemic crash where pressure plummets and perfusion fails
  9. 20. A microscopic trespasser that sets off the immune alarms
  10. 21. The final post-mortem consultation that gets the last word
  11. 22. The golden mean between a remedy and a poison

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  1. 2. The thread that sews up a surgeon's loose ends
  2. 3. A state of deep suspension where one is completely out of the loop
  3. 4. A specialized bodily unit that might be on a recipient's waiting list
  4. 6. A tiny flesh harvest gathered for microscopic interrogation
  5. 7. What wounds do when left to their own cellular devices
  6. 9. The clinical detective's formal verdict on what ails you
  7. 11. A plunger and barrel duo designed for sharp deliveries
  8. 12. A subjective warning flare sent up by an ailing body
  9. 13. The study of tissue gone wrong, under the microscope
  10. 15. Someone who must remain calm while waiting for the doctor
  11. 16. An abrupt kinetic insult that bypasses the waiting room
  12. 19. A colorful emergency call that sends the crash cart rolling

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medicine

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  1. 1. A substance used to treat a disease
  2. 2. A sudden increase in a medical condition
  3. 4. A common viral respiratory illness

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  1. 1. The measured amount of medicine to take
  2. 3. A thick substance applied to the skin

Biology and Medicine

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  1. 1. The largest organ that covers the outside of the body
  2. 4. The red liquid that flows through the body
  3. 5. Large organ that cleans the blood and aids digestion
  4. 8. The organ where food is broken down after swallowing
  5. 11. Tissue that contracts to help the body move
  6. 13. A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  7. 14. Fiber that sends messages between the brain and body
  8. 15. The organ used for seeing

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  1. 1. The bone that protects the brain
  2. 2. A curved bone that protects the chest
  3. 3. Where food enters the body to be eaten
  4. 6. A nutrient needed in small amounts for health
  5. 7. A medicine that helps prevent a specific disease
  6. 9. Organ that filters waste from the blood to make urine
  7. 10. A hard piece of the skeleton
  8. 12. The organ used for hearing

Medicine

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  1. 1. Rigid plaster dressing that keeps a fractured limb perfectly still
  2. 3. Instrument that makes the initial cut in an operating room
  3. 5. A specific wing or department of a healing facility
  4. 6. The central muscular engine of the circulatory system
  5. 8. A physical indicator of an illness, such as a cough or a fever
  6. 10. Outpatient facility for treating minor ailments
  7. 11. Medical image that sees right through your skin
  8. 12. Surgical thread used by a doctor to close a wound

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  1. 2. What medical students study to learn about bones and muscles
  2. 3. The process of going under the knife
  3. 4. The yellowish liquid portion of your blood
  4. 6. Institution where doctors do their regular rounds
  5. 7. First responder in an ambulance or on a battlefield
  6. 9. Pill that might be conveniently scored down the middle

Medicine

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  1. 2. Bitter medicine hidden inside a swallowable capsule
  2. 3. Deep and prolonged state of unresponsiveness
  3. 5. Tool used to tickle the back of your throat for a strep test
  4. 6. Specific amount of a prescription to be taken at one time
  5. 10. Common over-the-counter painkiller originally derived from willow bark
  6. 13. What a surgeon must do thoroughly at a sink before operating
  7. 14. Loosely woven cotton used to absorb fluids and bandage injuries
  8. 15. Pathway that carries blood back toward the heart

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  1. 1. Heavy plaster wrapping for a healing fracture
  2. 2. The pale liquid portion of your circulatory fluid
  3. 4. Heart or lung, often donated to save a life
  4. 7. Tube with a plunger meant for administering injections
  5. 8. Psychological trick in the form of a sugar tablet
  6. 9. Vital sign often checked using two fingers on the wrist
  7. 11. Surgical stitch to help skin heal together
  8. 12. The ultimate goal of any medical treatment plan

Medicine

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  1. 2. It is not a ghost, but it makes up most of your blood
  2. 6. To steal politically, or attach skin to a burn
  3. 7. The soft core of the matter, hidden in bone
  4. 9. Completely clean, without a single bug in sight
  5. 11. A profound slumber, lacking only a punctuation mark
  6. 12. A tiny scaffold holding up a fleshy tunnel

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  1. 1. A condition where one is simply too tired, lacking heavy metal
  2. 3. The surgeon's favorite cutting-edge tool
  3. 4. A microscopic soldier shaped like a Y that remembers its enemies
  4. 5. A non-living agent that goes viral in your cells
  5. 8. A tiny slice of life, examined under glass
  6. 10. The critical art of sorting the broken into piles

Medicine

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  1. 1. Rhythmic throbbing of arteries felt at the wrist or neck
  2. 3. Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury
  3. 4. Red fluid circulating in the human body
  4. 6. Thick sweet liquid medication often taken to soothe the throat
  5. 8. Single-celled microorganisms that can cause infection
  6. 12. Permanent mark left on the skin where an injury has healed
  7. 13. Healthcare professional who cares for patients in clinical settings
  8. 14. Abnormally high body temperature indicating an infection

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  1. 1. Small oval or round medication swallowed for treatment
  2. 2. Microscopic infectious agent that causes the common cold
  3. 5. Person licensed to practice human healing and diagnosis
  4. 6. Medical practitioner highly trained to perform operations
  5. 7. Strip of material used to cover and protect a bodily injury
  6. 9. Thin loosely woven transparent fabric used for medical dressings
  7. 10. Stiff casing used to immobilize a broken limb
  8. 11. Complete relief and eradication of a disease

Medicine

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  1. 1. Pathogen that antibiotics cannot kill
  2. 3. Outpatient facility for quick care
  3. 6. Clear, yellowish part of blood
  4. 8. Pathological illness or condition
  5. 12. Bitter medicine to swallow, sometimes
  6. 13. Symptom treated with antipyretics
  7. 14. Round-maker with a stethoscope
  8. 15. Cardiologist's primary focus

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  1. 2. Extremely sharp surgical blade
  2. 4. Nightingale's profession
  3. 5. Medical record kept at the foot of the bed
  4. 6. It is taken at the radial artery
  5. 7. Needle attachment for drawing fluids
  6. 9. Suture used to close an incision
  7. 10. What a phlebotomist draws
  8. 11. DNA segment linked to hereditary traits
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