Crossword Challenge

Across
8 Angioplasty target
9 Source of THC
10 Some women choose to freeze these for IVF
11 Viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals
12 Slang for the GI tract
14 At the end of a work-related email
16 Sets an example for others to follow
18 Related to the ear
20 480 grains or 28.35 grams
21 Small, rounded part of the lymphatic system
23 Area of the body enclosed by the breastbone and rib cage
25 Related to the endocrine system
28 The messenger form of this is used in COVID-19 vaccines
29 In a living system
31 Science class with beakers, in short
33 The sweetest of sugars
34 Front part of the eye
Down
1 Apothecary
2 Digestive enzyme
3 Process of replenishing the body’s water content
4 Protective crust that forms over a wound during healing
5 Beginning
6 Neon, nitrogen, or oxygen, e.g.
7 One of the states of matter
13 Vessel conveying blood to the heart
15 Kidney-related
17 Make stronger
19 Dermatologist’s concern
22 May be treated with metformin
24 Itching to eat and irritable about it, in slang
26 Open sores in a bodily membrane
27 Negatively charged particle
30 Thinker’s reward
32 Heart readout, in short
Solution is available online at pharmacytoday.org.