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$2.$ Enter specimen request into a computer

$3.$ Fluid from a clotted specimen

$4.$ Computer software system used in the laboratory $($abbrev$.)$

$5.$ Crucial consideration when loading a centrifuge

$6.$ Test measuring rate of $RBC$ sedimentation $($abbrev$.)$

$7.$ Parts of something

$8.$ Computer peripheral used to create hard copies

$11.$ Substance used to make slurry for chilling specimens

$12.$ Bar

$14.$ Portion of specimen used for testing

$15.$ Anticoagulant in green top tube

$16.$ Memory$-$aiding abbreviations

$19.$ Protective covering or structure

$20.$ Ribonucleic acid $($abbrev$.)$

$23.$ Make specimen cold to slow down metabolic processes

$26.$ A measure of centrifuge speed $($abbrev$.)$