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abbreviations

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A, B. AB. O   blood types, ABO blood group  
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AB, Ab, ab   anti body, abortion  
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AIDS   acquired immune deficiency  
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ALL   acute lymphocytic leukemia  
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AML   acute myelogenous leukemia  
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APC   antigen- presenting cell  
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APTT   activated partial thromboplastin time  
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baso   basophil (type of white blood cell)  
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BMT   bone marrow transplant  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CLL   chronic lymphocytic leukemia  
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CML   chromic myelogenous leukemia  
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DIC   disseminated intravascular coagulation  
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diff   differential count (white blood cell)  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis; deep venous thrombosis  
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EBV   Epstein-Barr virus  
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eos   eosinophil (type of white blood cell)  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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G-CSF   granulocyte-colony stimulating factor  
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GVHD   graft-versus-host disease  
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GVHR   graft-versus-host reaction  
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Hb, Hgb   hemoglobin  
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HDN   hemolytic disease  
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HIV   human immunodefiency virus  
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Igs   immunoglobins  
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lymphos   lymphocytes  
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MNL   mono nuclear leukocytes  
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NK cell   natural killer cells  
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PA   posterioranterior, pernicious  
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PCP   pneumocystis pneumonia, primary care physician  
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PCV   packed cell volume  
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PMN   polymorphonuclear  
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PT   physical therapy, prothrombin time  
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PTT   partial thromboplastin time  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis  
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RBC   red blood cells  
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segs   segmented neutrophils  
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SLE   systemic lupus erythematous  
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WBC   white blood count  
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PMNL   polymorphonuclear leukocyte  
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