An ounce of prevention
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
g
m
A small apparently simple structure from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (plural)
2.
h
e
h
How well your body and mind are doing
3.
v
s
Ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
4.
d
s
e
An illness that harms the body
5.
b
a
c
a
Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness
6.
c
a
n
n
s
The habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
7.
h
w
i
n
g
To wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
9.
c
h
A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
11.
h
w
a
e
A dangerous or distressing predicament
12.
m
h
The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
13.
a
n
i
i
c
A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure (plural)
14.
a
n
t
i
b
i
Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
15.
s
a
Used with water to wash
16.
s
n
z
A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose