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Across 1. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death 3. the intentional taking of one's own life 6. to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite. 7. To treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay. 9. a disaster resulting in death 13. inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death 14. a physician or other person trained in medicine who is appointed by a city, county, or the like, to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons supposed to have died from unnatural causes and to investigate the cause and circumstances of such deaths. 16. an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm 17. the killing of one human being by another 18. Muscular stiffening following death 19. a coffin 21. mental or emotional suffering or torment 22. “one that is free from avoidable death and suffering for patients, families and caregivers in general accordance with the patients’ and families’ wishes.”. 24. To leave desolate or alone, especially by death 28. no longer living; dead. 30. a health-care facility for the terminally ill that emphasizes pain control and emotional support for the patient and family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life 31. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition 34. the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments 36. The act or process of burying 38. keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. 39. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally 40. the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket. 41. unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness 42. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures 43. an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes. 44. occurring at or causing the end of life: a terminal disease 45. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person 46. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism 47. an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body

Down 1. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery 2. Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition 4. a certificate signed by a doctor, giving pertinent identifying information, as age and sex, about a deceased person and certifying the time, place, and cause of death 5. any disease characterized by such growths 8. disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred 10. a document instructing physicians, relatives, or others to refrain from the use of extraordinary measures, as life-support equipment, to prolong one's life in the event of a terminal illness. 11. the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue 12. the condition of a person when heartbeat and respiration have ceased; irreversible loss of function, esp. breathing and consciousness 15. having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram 20. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc 23. an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, esp. one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard. 25. the act of visiting a dead body 26. to hold a wake over a corpse 27. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday. 29. death, or the fact of being dead 32. a person or thing that survives 33. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body 35. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper 37. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies