Abbreviations: Davi-Ellen Chabner The Language of Medicine 8th Edition
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| ABMT | autologus bone marrow transplantation
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| ABO | four main blood types, A, B, AB, O
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| ALL | Acute lymphocytic leukemia
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| AML | Acute myelogenous leukemia
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| ASCT | Autologus stem cell transplantation
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| baso | basophils
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| BMT | bone marrow transplantation
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia
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| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation (reduced blood clotting factors due to their use & depletion for intravascular coagulation
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| diff. | differential count (white blood cells)
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| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus, the cause of mononucleosis
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| eos | eosinophils
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| EPO | erythropoietin
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| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| Fe | Iron
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| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
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| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
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| g/dL | gram per deciliter (1/10 of a liter)
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| GVHD | graft versus host disease
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| HCL | hairy cell leukemia (abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia & infection)
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| Hct | hematocrit
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| HgB, HGB | hemoglobin
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| H & H | hemoglobin & hematocrit
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| HLA | human leukocyte antigen
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| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobulins
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| lymphs | lymphocytes
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| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin - average amount of hemoglobin her cell
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| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration - average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell (when low, cell is hypochronic)
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| HCV | mean corpuscular volume - average volume or size of a single red blood cell (when high, cells are macrocytic, low is microcytic)
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| mm3 | cubic milimeter (one millionth of a liter)
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| mono | monocyte
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| polys, PMNs, PMNLs | polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils
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| PT | protrombin time
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| PTT | partial thromboplastin tine
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| RBC | red blood cell; red blood cell count
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| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| segs | segmented, mature white blood cells
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| SMAC | sequential multiple analyzer computer - automated chemistry system to determine substances in serum
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| uL | micro liter (one millionth of a liter)
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| WBC | white blood cell; white blood cell count
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| WNL | within normal limits
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