Nursing Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hypertension : high blood pressure.
• stethoscope : instrument used to listen to heart and lung sounds
• anemia : a condition where the blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body.
• fracture : a break or crack in a bone.
• dyspnea : difficult or labored breathing
• inflammation : the body’s response to injury or infection, causing redness, swelling, and pain.
• hypoglycemia : low blood sugar level
• bradycardia : abnormally slow heart rate
• hemoglobin : a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
• hematocrit : the percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample.
• leukemia : a cancer of blood-forming tissues causing excess abnormal white blood cells.
• sepsis : a life-threatening response to infection causing organ damage.
• surgery : a medical procedure involving an incision to treat or repair.
• blood pressure : the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.
• thermometer : an instrument used to measure body temperature.
• coagulation : the process by which blood clots
• erythropoietin : a hormone produced primarily by the kidneys that controls the production of red blood cells
• oncology : the scientific study of cancer
• vaccine : a substance that provides protection against a specific disease.
• allogeneic : refers to blood, stem cells, bone marrow, or other tissue that is transferred from one person to another