Haemotology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• agglutination : the clumping together of blood cells
• haemolysis : the rupture of lysis or erythrocytes and release of their haemoglobin
• erythrocytes : red blood cells
• leukocytes : white blood cells
• thrombocytes : platelets
• erythropoiesis : creation and regulation of red blood cells
• granulocytes : immune cells with granules that fight infection
• monocytes : immune cell; macrophage
• myelopoiesis : production of leukocytes in blood such as monocytes and granulocytes
• megakaryocyte : large bone marrow cell with lobated nucleus that produces thrombocytes
• normoblast : nucleated normal cell occurring in red marrow as a stage in development of erythrocyte
• erythroid : relating to red blood cells or their precursors
• reticulocytes : immature red blood cells
• pluripotent : describing stem cells only available during embryonic development
• anisocytosis : red blood cells or different sizes
• poikilocytosis : red blood cells of varying shapes
• normocytic : normal size and colour erythrocytes
• microcytic : small erythrocytes
• macrocytic : large erythrocytes