medical terminology chapter 8
Across
- 2. breakdown of the red blood cell membrane
- 3. an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes
- 4. a drug that stops the flow of blood within the vessels
- 6. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- 9. enlargement of the spleen
- 11. increased number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood
- 15. presence of large red blood cells
- 18. basic metabolic panel
- 19. transport oxygen and carbon dioxide; also called red blood cell
- 24. enlarged lymph nodes
- 26. color
- 27. form
- 28. a drug that prevents clotting of the blood
- 29. removal of the thymus
- 31. mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
- 32. process of disease protection induced by exposure to an antigen
- 33. presence of small red blood cells
Down
- 1. incision into a lymph node
- 5. liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting
- 7. blood urea nitrogen
- 8. complete blood count
- 10. an x-ray image of a lymph node or lymph vessel obtained after injection of a contrast dye
- 12. removal of a lymph node
- 13. germ
- 14. a group of leukocytes without granules in their nuclei
- 16. removal of the spleen
- 17. protein substance in the blood that is essential to the clotting process
- 20. an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
- 21. fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels
- 22. clot
- 23. a decreased number of neutrophils
- 25. pale in color
- 30. comprehensive metabolic panel