Medical Terminology Chapter 8: Blood and Lymphatic System

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Across
  1. 4. = disease of the hemoglobin
  2. 5. = excessive fat in the blood
  3. 9. = condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes
  4. 12. = instrument used to measure blood pressure
  5. 13. = condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape
  6. 15. = surgical removal of a tonsil
  7. 17. = presence of bilirubin in the blood
  8. 18. = white blood cells
  9. 19. = protein that provides protection against disease
  10. 20. = a stationary clot of blood
  11. 21. = foreign material that is in motion
  12. 22. = excessive blood loss
Down
  1. 1. = deficiency in the number of red blood cells
  2. 2. = cell that helps blood clot
  3. 3. = excess of red blood cells
  4. 6. = capable of producing a clot
  5. 7. = reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue
  6. 8. = red blood cells
  7. 10. = blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed
  8. 11. = drug that breaks down blood clots
  9. 14. = formation of blood cells
  10. 16. = immature red blood cell