Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- Abstaining from food
- 5 Across
- A localized swelling filled with blood
- 6 Across
- An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
- 9 Across
- Bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
- 11 Across
- An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- 12 Across
- An example regarded as typical of its class
- 1 Down
- A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
- 2 Down
- Surgical incision into a vein
- 3 Down
- Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- 4 Down
- Hand coverings that keep fingers warm
- 7 Down
- The leaf of a conifer
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- A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- 10 Down