Blood & Lymphatic
Across
- 3. liquid portion of blood
- 5. color
- 8. protein-iron compound in RBC
- 10. hematocrit
- 11. abbreviation for prothrombin time
- 12. marrow biopsy pathologic examination of bone marrow tissue
- 13. enlargement of the spleen
- 15. a combining form for germ or bud
- 16. connective tissue that consist of different elements like RBCs
- 20. another name for red blood cell
- 21. process of disease protection from exposure to antigen
- 24. cell fragment in RBC essential for blood clotting
- 26. a drug that prevents blood clotting
- 27. incision or puncture into vein to draw blood for testing
Down
- 1. clot
- 2. abbreviation for complete blood count
- 4. clear fluid
- 6. hemoglobin
- 7. a suffix for germ or bud
- 8. abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus
- 9. immune
- 11. eat or swallow
- 14. fewer number of neutrophils
- 15. abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen
- 17. abbreviation for red blood cell
- 18. another name for white blood cell
- 19. fluid circulating through lymph vessels
- 22. presence of small red blood cells
- 23. formation
- 25. return to office