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Abbreviations #1
Medical Terminology- Abbreviations for Ch.6
Term | Definition |
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ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
basos | basophils |
BMT | bone marrow transplant |
CBC | complete blood count |
CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
diff | differential |
eosins, eos | eosinophils |
ESR, SR, sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
HCT, Hct, crit | hematocrit |
Hgb, Hb, HGB | hemoglobin |
lymphs | lymphocytes |
monos | monocytes |
PA | pernicious anemia |
PCV | packed cell volume |
PMN, polys | polymorphonuclear neutrophil |
PT, pro-time | prothrombin time |
RBC | red blood cell |
Rh+ | Rh positive |
Rh- | Rh negative |
segs | segmented neutrophils |
SMAC | sequential multiple analyzer computer |
WBC | white blood cell |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
ARC | AIDS- related complex |
ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
GVHD | graft versus host disease |
HD | Hodgkin’s disease |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
Ig | immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM) |
KS | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
mono | mononucleosis |
NHL | non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
NK | natural killer cells |
PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
SCIDS | severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome |