Inflammation Crossword Puzzle

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EXUDATE :  Serum, fibrin, and WBC that pass out of blood vessels and into an area of inflammation
HYPEREMIA : Increased blood flow to an area
ACUTE : This type of inflammation occurs after sudden onset, lasts minutes to days
CHRONIC : This type of inflammation occurs after repeated destruction and repair of tissue, can last for years
LEFT SHIFT : A condition in which the most prevalent type of neutrophil in circulation is not the mature segmented neutrophil, but the "Band"
CYTOKINES : Small hormone-like proteins produced by the many leukocytes (and some other tissues) that help modify inflammation and immunity
BASOPHILS : this type of cell release vasoactive amines (such as heparin, histamine, serotonin) in the blood vessels
PHAGOCYTOSIS : The process of cellular engulfment and destruction of invading microorganisms and debris.
MACROPHAGES : This blood cell begins as a monocyte & works to destroy and eliminate foreign invaders
NEUTROPHILIA : Increased number of circulating neutrophils
MAST CELLS : This type of cell matures in the tissue and release histamines
EOSINOPHILS : The number of this type of cell increases during allergic responses, or during parasitic infections

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exudate : serum, fibrin, and wbc that pass out of blood vessels and into an area of inflammation
hyperemia : increased blood flow to an area
acute : this type of inflammation occurs after sudden onset, lasts minutes to days
chronic : this type of inflammation occurs after repeated destruction and repair of tissue, can last for years
left shift : a condition in which the most prevalent type of neutrophil in circulation is not the mature segmented neutrophil, but the "band"
cytokines : small hormone-like proteins produced by the many leukocytes (and some other tissues) that help modify inflammation and immunity
basophils : this type of cell release vasoactive amines (such as heparin, histamine, serotonin) in the blood vessels
phagocytosis : the process of cellular engulfment and destruction of invading microorganisms and debris.
macrophages : this blood cell begins as a monocyte & works to destroy and eliminate foreign invaders
neutrophilia : increased number of circulating neutrophils
mast cells : this type of cell matures in the tissue and release histamines
eosinophils : the number of this type of cell increases during allergic responses, or during parasitic infections