Blood Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. is a viral infection that causes a sore throat and fever.
  2. 4. is a simple form of protein that is soluble in water and coagulable by heat
  3. 8. a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.
  4. 9. occurs when small blood vessels leak blood under the skin
  5. 12. factor is a protein that can be found on the surface of red blood cells
  6. 15. is an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood. It forms a fibrous mesh that impedes the flow of blood.
  7. 18. is a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially antibodies.
  8. 19. is an immature erythrocyte, containing a nucleus.
  9. 20. is one of several white blood cells that support your immune system
  10. 21. is the formation of blood cellular components
  11. 22. is the action or process of a liquid, especially blood, changing to a solid or semi-solid state.
  12. 23. is a protein produced by the liver
  13. 24. a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system
  14. 25. is a broad term for cancers of the blood cells
  15. 26. clear fluid in the spine
Down
  1. 1. is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly
  2. 2. is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells
  3. 3. a type of white blood cell in your immune system
  4. 5. immature blood cell, found in bone marrow, that gives rise to white blood cells of the granulocytic series
  5. 6. is an enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin
  6. 7. an anticoagulant
  7. 10. immature red blood cells (RBCs) are produced in the bone marrow and released into the peripheral blood
  8. 11. is the destruction of red blood cells
  9. 13. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
  10. 14. is the liquid portion of blood
  11. 16. is the protein contained in red blood cells that is responsible for the delivery of oxygen to the tissues
  12. 17. a red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus
  13. 18. is the removal of blood plasma from the body by the withdrawal of blood, its separation into plasma and cells, and reintroducing the cells, used especially to remove antibodies in treating autoimmune diseases.