Pregwits 27

Across

1 The ability to conceive

5 Painful menstruation

8 The act of a sheep or goat to give birth to a kid or lamb

9 A doctor specialising in women’s health particularly the reproductive tract

13 An aromatic evergreen shrub with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers

14 A serious complication of pregnancy characterised by convulsions and accompanied by severe high blood pressure, oedema and sometimes a coma

Down

2 A person or thing regarded at a representative symbol or worthy of respect

3 Land or territory

4 Crouch with the knees bent and the heels touching the buttocks or thighs

6 An abnormal sac of abnormal growth and containing fluid

7 A cereal plant with a loose cluster of florets: Its seeds are ground to make porridge flour

8 Indian philosophical approach to health and well being involving breathing, relaxation and exercise

10 The tube leading from the vulva to the cervix in women

11 An aromatic plant of the mint family used as a culinary herb

12 A rectangular piece of glass on which an object is placed for examination under a microscope

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