Fill in the crossword puzzle with the words missing from the sentences below. Match the number of the sentence to the boxes placed across or down the grid. If filled out correctly, the words will fit neatly into the puzzle.

Question


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1. A disease that is caused by a person’s own immune response attacking otherwise healthy tissues is called _________ disease.
4. A general term for a disease that affects hemoglobin within red blood cells is ____________.
7. The general field of medicine focusing on blood-related disease is known as ____________.
8. The presence of red blood cells of unequal size in a sample of blood is a sign of disease known as ____________.
9. The primary function of blood is the ____________of substances throughout the body.

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1. A(n) _______ is the body’s immune response to allergens, which are foreign substances that produce a reaction including immediate inflammation.
2. A viral disease characterized by fever and an acute inflammation of respiratory mucous membranes is called _______.
3. A therapeutic treatment involving the use of a substance with known toxicity to bacteria is called _______ therapy.
5. The rupture of the red blood cell membrane is called _______.
6. The death of one or more cells or a portion of a tissue or organ is called _________.

Answer 1