Chapter 1: Introduction to the Healthcare Industry | Crossword
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2. | A federal health insurance program for persons 65 or older and disabled individuals. |
4. | A promise of professional behavior made by physicians beginning their careers; promises ethical and honest practice of the medical profession. |
8. | Disease-producing microorganisms. |
9. | Drugs that slow the growth of, or destroy bacteria; used to treat infections. |
10. | An emblem of medicine in the United States. |
11. | An incurable metabolic disease that results in an increased level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. |
12. | A method of analyzing and treating mental and emotional disorders through sessions in which the patient is encouraged to talk about personal experience and dreams. |
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1. | The use of medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteria or viruses to build immunity and prevent disease. |
2. | An instrument that uses a lens to magnify objects too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
3. | Diseases that affect many people and spread rapidly by infecting a certain area or population. |
5. | loss of feeling with or without the loss of consciousness. |
6. | A type of care designed to relieve pain and reduce suffering in terminally ill patients. |
7. | A program jointly-funded by state and federal taxes that provides medical aid for low-income individuals of all ages; managed by the states. |