MEDICINE

(e.g., “Obese” is a synonym for ____. Answer: Fat, overweight.)

Freshman level

1. Mary Poppins said that this helps the medicine go down.

2. This doctor’s best-selling book is titled “Baby and Child Care.”

3. This type of blood disorder was common within the royal families of Europe.

Graduate level

4. This colorful tropical disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.

5. What is the seven-letter word for care provided for people who are dying?

6. Rubella is also known as “German ____.”

Ph.D. level

7. Myopia is also known as “_____.”

8. Dialysis is used for people with damaged ____.

9. What is the medication with the brand name Propecia commonly used to treat?

Answers: 1. A spoonful of sugar. 2. Dr. (Benjamin) Spock. 3. Hemophilia. 4. Yellow fever. 5. Hospice. 6. Measles. 7. Nearsightedness. 8. Kidneys. 9. Hair loss.

— North America Syndicate