Across
- 2. bleeding disorder that commonly occurs after a virus
- 3. cells that fight infections
- 4. aka SCID
- 8. hemophiliacs need this replaced
- 10. facilitates absorption of iron
- 12. hepatic & splenic pooling of blood resulting in shock
- 13. a food containing high levels of iron
- 14. cells needed for clotting
- 15. reduced RBC mass or Hgb concentration
- 16. bleeding into a joint
- 17. the cell graveyard
Down
- 1. this medication decreases sickling episodes
- 5. cells that transport hemoglobin
- 6. collective drop in all cells
- 7. deficiency or absence of an essential clotting factor
- 9. most common in Americans of African ancestry
- 11. blood disorders of Hgb synthesis