9 Letter words
When something is similar in detail or exactly alike, they are considered this.
Identical
This is the hard surface on the tips of your fingers or a small metal spike drilled into wood.
A nail
Also known as the heart rate, this represents the palpation of the cardiac cycle in any place that allows an artery to be compressed, such as your fingertips, neck, wrist, behind the knee or on foot. We commonly check our wrist for this
Pulse
Arthritis
Madonna was one of the top artists of the 80s. What song in 1983 was considered to be her first mainstream hit?
Holiday
This is the point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. It's the steep fall over a rocky ledge into a plunge pool.
Waterfall
This is a knot tied with two loops, usually done with shoelaces or it can be a weapon used in archery.
Bow
This is the process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or objet to another, with harmful effect. The most common is between raw and cooked food causing infection.
Cross-contamination
This disease belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which is the result of the loss of dopamine producing brain cells. It's brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness and difficulty with walking and balance. Symptoms usually begin gradually and get worse over time.
Parkinson's Disease
What was the theme song for the 1982 film, Rocky III?
Eye of the tiger
This means you have qualities of an appearance traditionally associated with men or boys. You are conventionally regarded as male.
Masculine
This is a branch of science dealing with identification of the substances of which matter is composed and the use of the periodic table. It can also mean the emotional or psychological interaction between two people.
Chemistry
These are the body's chemical messengers, sending signals into the bloodstream and tissues. They work slowly over time and affect many different processes, including growth and development, metabolism, and how your body gets energy, reproduction and mood.
Hormones (Testosterone, adrenaline, insulin)
This disease could be transferred from animals to humans, after exposure to spores and symptoms appear one to seven days. Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened in what became the worst biological attack in US history in 2001. They were deliberately put into letters that were mailed through the US postal system.
Anthrax
Tina Turner's song in 1985 won herself a Grammy. What song did she sing to earn this award?
What's love got to do with it.
If you decide to be this, you do not let people know that you were the individual who did it. It is the state of being without a name. Psychologically it means reduction in the accountability of one's actions.
Anonymous
As a verb, this word means to fail to notice something but as a noun it is a place where you can see down from a higher vantage point.
Overlook
This is the swelling or puffiness caused by an excess of fluid that is trapped in the body's tissues. Very commonly seen with those with heart issues or veins not working properly. You may see it underneath your skin, especially in legs or arms.
Edema
This bacterial disease is transmitted by infected ticks It was first recognized in the United States in 1975. It is transmitted by a small bite primarily from the bacteria of a mammal who was infected by it first.
Lyme Disease
What song spent the most weeks at Number 1, making it the most successful song on the Billboard in the 1980s.
Olivia Newton John- Physical
This is a biological community consisting of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. Including the weather and the landscape, they all work together to form a bubble of life.
Ecosystem
As a verb, it means to flatten or squeeze down by pressure. As a noun, it means a pad of absorbent material used on your body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.
Compress
This is a device that takes a liquid medication and creates a fine mist that is inhaled by the patient into the airways. There are two types of this device, a hand held that uses airflow or one that uses sound waves.
Nebulizer
Commonly called lockjaw, this bacterial disease that affects the nervous system. It is contracted through cuts or wounds that become contaminated with bacteria. People who have crush injuries, burns or frostbite are at risk for this. It produces a toxin that causes muscle spasms, which makes it difficult to open your mouth and swallow.
Tetanus
Amongst all the artists that came out of this decade, she was voted as the Voice of the MTV generation in the 1980s.
Cyndi Lauper