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 /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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, verb
- A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries back to the heart. To extract or separate something, especially by a process of winnowing or sifting. Related: artery, veinlet, sinew, arteriole.
- 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 /ˈmærəʊ/ · noun
- The soft, spongy tissue inside the bones of vertebrates, or a rich, flavorful liquid extracted from meat, especially bones, during cooking. In anatomy, the marrow is the spongy tissue inside the bones of vertebrates. Related: bone, spongy tissue, bone marrow extract.
- SPLEEN /ˈspliːn/ · noun
- An organ in the abdominal cavity that filters the blood and stores red blood cells. It is also used figuratively to refer to a person's emotions or feelings, especially those related to anger or resentment. Related: liver, kidney, gallbladder, pancreas.
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