Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
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- A localized swelling filled with blood
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- The tenth month of the Hindu calendar
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- A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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- Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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- Someone who practices ___
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- A medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
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- A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
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- Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
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- The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
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- Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
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- An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
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- An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
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- The colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells
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- A leukocyte with ___ granules easily stained by basic stains
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- A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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