To solve the crossword puzzle, we need to match the clues with their corresponding medical terms. Let's go through each clue and fill in the answers step by step.
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Across Clues
1.
Eating, swallowing
- Medical term:
Deglutition
2.
Slow
- Medical term:
Brady-
3.
Every 2 hours
- Medical term:
Q2H (short for "every 2 hours")
4.
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
- Medical term:
DPT (vaccine)
5.
Within, inside
- Medical term:
Intra-
6.
Activities of daily living
- Medical term:
ADLs
7.
Fast
- Medical term:
Tachy-
8.
Surgical removal
- Medical term:
Excision
9.
Orange yellow
- Medical term:
Xantho-
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Down Clues
1.
Inflammation
- Medical term:
Itis
2.
Record, picture
- Medical term:
Graph
3.
Red
- Medical term:
Erythro-
4.
Enlargement
- Medical term:
Mega-
5.
White
- Medical term:
Leuko-
6.
Alternate days (every other day)
- Medical term:
QOD (short for "every other day")
7.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Medical term:
Gastrointestinal or
GI
8.
Ambulate, walk
- Medical term:
Ambulation
9.
Diagnosis
- Medical term:
Diagnosis
10.
Complaints of
- Medical term:
Chief complaint
11.
Complete blood count
- Medical term:
CBC
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Filling in the Crossword
Using the above terms, let's fill in the crossword grid:
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Across
1.
Deglutition (9 letters)
2.
Brady- (5 letters)
3.
Q2H (3 letters)
4.
DPT (3 letters)
5.
Intra- (5 letters)
6.
ADLs (4 letters)
7.
Tachy- (5 letters)
8.
Excision (7 letters)
9.
Xantho- (6 letters)
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Down
1.
Itis (4 letters)
2.
Graph (5 letters)
3.
Erythro- (7 letters)
4.
Mega- (5 letters)
5.
Leuko- (5 letters)
6.
QOD (3 letters)
7.
Gastrointestinal (14 letters)
8.
Ambulation (10 letters)
9.
Diagnosis (9 letters)
10.
Chief complaint (12 letters)
11.
CBC (3 letters)
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Final Answer
The completed crossword is as follows:
```
D E G L U T I O N
B R A D Y -
Q 2 H
D P T
I N T R A -
A D L S
T A C H Y -
E X C I S I O N
X A N T H O -
I T I S
G R A P H
E R Y T H R O -
M E G A -
L E U K O -
Q O D
G A S T R O I N T E S T I N A L
A M B U L A T I O N
D I A G N O S I S
C H I E F C O M P L A I N T
C B C
```
Thus, the final answer is:
\boxed{\text{See the filled crossword above}}
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