Blood and Blood Cells Word Search
Play a Blood and Blood Cells word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the parts and systems of the human body, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ERYTHROCYTE, LEUKOCYTE, PLATELET, PLASMA, HEMOGLOBIN, ANTIBODY, ARTERY, VEIN, CAPILLARY, BONE, MARROW, SPLEEN.
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Blood and Blood Cells word list, defined
- ERYTHROCYTE /ɪˈrɪθrəsaɪt/ · noun
- A mature red blood cell, the most common type of blood cell in vertebrates, which contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues. Related: red blood cell, red cell, RBC, corpuscle.
- LEUKOCYTE /ˈluːkəˌsaɪt/ · noun
- A leukocyte is a white blood cell, one of the cells of the immune system that helps protect the body against infection and disease. Related: white blood cell, white corpuscle.
- PLATELET /ˈpleɪtlət/ · noun
- A platelet is a small, flat fragment of a blood cell involved in blood clotting. Platelets help damaged blood vessels form clots and stop bleeding. Related: thrombocyte, clotting body.
- PLASMA /ˈplæzəm/ · noun
- In biology, plasma is the pale-yellow, cell-free fluid that remains when blood cells are removed from blood. In physics, it is an ionized gas containing charged particles, as found in stars, plasmas, and some laboratory devices. Related: blood plasma, serum, ionized gas.
- HEMOGLOBIN /ˈhiːmoʊˌɡləʊbɪn/ · noun
- Hemoglobin is the red, iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen in the lungs and transports it to tissues throughout the body. It also helps carry some carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions back toward the lungs. Related: haemoglobin.
- ANTIBODY /ˈæntɪbɒdi/ · noun
- A protein produced by the immune system in response to a foreign substance (an antigen), which binds specifically to that substance to help neutralize or destroy it. Related: immunoglobulin, immune protein.
- ARTERY /ˈɑːtəri/ (UK), /ˈɑːrtəri/ (US) · noun
- A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body (with the pulmonary arteries being the exception, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs); figuratively, a major route or channel for transport or communication. Related: blood vessel, vessel, aorta, channel.
- VEIN /veɪn/ · noun
- A vein is a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart. By extension, the word refers to a channel or seam in rock or soil, a course of water, a distinctive style or tendency in writing, and a streak of talent, emotion, or humor. Related: blood vessel, lode, seam, channel.
- CAPILLARY /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, a capillary is any of the tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules, through which oxygen, nutrients, and waste are exchanged with body tissues. As an adjective, it describes something relating to or resembling such fine vessels, or having the properties of capillarity — the movement of liquid through very narrow spaces. Related: capillary vessel, hairline vessel, microvessel, blood vessel.
- BONE /bəʊn/ · noun
- A bone is any of the hard, whitish structures that together make up the skeleton of a human or other vertebrate, providing support, protection, and attachment for muscles. As a mass noun, 'bone' refers to the dense, hard connective tissue from which these structures are made. Related: osseous structure.
- MARROW /ˈmæroʊ/ · noun
- The soft, fatty tissue found inside bones. In figurative use, marrow refers to the essential core, strength, or vitality of a person or thing. Related: pith, pulp, essence, core.
- SPLEEN /spliːn/ · noun
- The spleen is a small organ in the upper-left abdomen that filters blood, removes old blood cells, and helps support the immune system. By extension, “spleen” refers to a state of bitter anger, resentment, or hostility. Related: milt, resentment, ill will, bitterness.
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