Across
- 4. compatibility testing concerning red blood cells
- 6. white blood cells
- 8. liquid component of blood
- 10. coughing up blood
- 11. Chemical symbol for Iron
- 12. another name for platelets
- 14. Plasma from which clotting factors have been removed
- 15. nose bleeding
- 16. By-product of the breakdown of heme in red blood cells
- 17. deficiency in number or quality of red blood cells.
Down
- 1. passage of tarry stool associated with upper GIT bleeding
- 2. protein essential for coagulation/clotting
- 3. formation of red blood cells
- 5. Recovery of blood lost in surgery
- 7. to give assent or permission
- 9. protein in red blood cell that carry oxygen
- 11. intracellular protein that stores iron
- 12. administration of blood products
- 13. loss of blood
- 17. most abundant protein in blood