Across
- 3. liquid portion of clotted blood
- 6. the physician that studies the nature and cause of disease
- 8. the rupture or destruction of red blood cells
- 11. the study of microscopic organisms
- 14. the study of parasitic organisms
- 16. a water-soluble compound with anticoagulant properties, used as a rat poison and in the treatment of thrombosis.
- 17. prevents the formation of clots in test tube
- 18. the process of a liquid, especially blood, changing to a semi-solid or solid state
- 20. inflammation of the walls of the vein
Down
- 1. the surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood
- 2. the study of antibodies and antigens in serum
- 4. study of fungi
- 5. the process of logging, labeling and bar coding specimens
- 7. 8000rpm for 3 minutes
- 9. laboratory department that stores and tests blood components before transfusion
- 10. study of viruses
- 12. performed on a peripheral blood smear to obtain white blood cell percentages
- 13. another term for platelet
- 15. red blood cell
- 19. a blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow