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Terminology- Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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A, B, AB, O | blood types in ABO blood group |
AB, Ab, ab | antibody, abortion |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
AML | acute myelgenous leukemia |
APC | antigen-presenting cell |
APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
baso | basophil |
BMT | bone marrow transplant |
CBC | complete blood count |
CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
diff | differential count |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis/ deep venous thrombosis |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
eos | eosinophil |
G-CSF | granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor |
GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
GVHR | graft-versus-host reaction |
Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
Igs | immunoglobulins |
lymphos | lymphocytes |
MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
NK cell | natural killer cell |
PA | pernicious anemia |
PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician; phencyclidine |
PCV | packed cell volume |
PMN | polymorphonuclear |
PMNL, poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
RA | right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis |
RBC, rbc | red blood cell |
segs | segmented neutrophils |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
WBC, wbc | white blood cell |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |