Blood Types Word Search
Blood Types, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the parts and systems of the human body sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: BLOOD, PLASMA, SERUM, HEMOGLOBIN, ERYTHROCYTE, LEUKOCYTE, THROMBOCYTE, PLATELET, ANTIBODY, ANTIGEN, COAGULATION, CLOTTING.
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Blood Types word list, defined
- BLOOD /blʌd/ · noun
- The red fluid that circulates through the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrates, carrying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removing waste products; also used figuratively to mean family lineage, violence or killing, or a person's temperament. Related: lifeblood, lineage, kinship, gore.
- PLASMA /ˈplæzmə/ · noun
- The fourth state of matter, consisting of ions and free electrons, often occurring at high temperatures. A fluid, often used in medical equipment, such as a plasma TV. Related: ionized gas, ionized matter, ionized plasma, gas plasma.
- SERUM /ˈsɛrəm/ · noun
- A clear liquid substance obtained from blood plasma, used in medicine to treat or prevent disease. A substance used in cosmetics to improve the appearance of the skin. Related: liquid, substance, solution, extract.
- HEMOGLOBIN /hɛməˈɡloʊbɪn/ · noun
- A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. Related: globin, oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin.
- 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 /luːˈkɒsɪt/ · noun
- A white blood cell that plays a major role in the immune system, particularly in defending against infections and foreign substances. Related: white blood cell, leucocyte, immune cell, lymphocyte.
- THROMBOCYTE /θɹɒmbəsaɪt/ · noun
- A small blood cell involved in blood clotting, also known as a platelet. Thrombocytes are produced in the bone marrow and play a crucial role in stopping bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Related: platelet, blood cell, coagulation cell, clotting cell.
- PLATELET /ˈpleɪtlet/ · noun
- A small blood cell that plays a crucial role in blood clotting, formed in the bone marrow and released into the bloodstream. Related: thrombocyte, blood cell, clotting factor, coagulation factor.
- 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.
- ANTIGEN /ˈæntɪdʒən/ · noun
- A substance, typically a protein or polysaccharide, that the immune system recognizes as foreign and that triggers the production of antibodies or an immune response. Related: immunogen, allergen, pathogen, hapten.
- COAGULATION /kəʊˌæɡjuˈleɪʃən/ (UK); /koʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The process by which a liquid, especially blood, changes into a thickened, semi-solid or solid state; the action or result of clotting. In medicine and physiology it refers specifically to the transformation of blood from a fluid into a gel-like clot at the site of injury. Related: clotting, curdling, congealing, thickening.
- CLOTTING /ˈklɒtɪŋ/ · noun
- The process by which a liquid, especially blood, thickens and forms a semisolid mass or clot. In medicine it refers specifically to coagulation, the mechanism that stops bleeding. Related: coagulation, curdling, congealing, thickening.
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