Medical Lab Week

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Abstaining from food (7)
  2. 6. A localized swelling filled with blood (8)
  3. 9. An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver (11)
  4. 11. Bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings (5)
  5. 12. An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates (5)

Down

  1. 1. An example regarded as typical of its class (8)
  2. 2. A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion (6)
  3. 3. Surgical incision into a vein (10)
  4. 4. Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin (9)
  5. 7. Hand coverings that keep fingers warm (6)
  6. 8. The leaf of a conifer (6)
  7. 10. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain (5)