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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 myelogenous leukemia |
| ANA | antinuclear antibody |
| 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 intrabascular coagulation |
| diff | different count (white blood cell) |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis, deep venous throm |
| EBV | epstein-barr virus |
| eos | eosinophil (type of white blood cell) |
| ESR | erthroayle sedimentation rate |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| GVHR | graft-versus-host reaction |
| Hb,Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| lgs | immunoglobulins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| PA | perricious anemia |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia;primary care physician |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocyle |
| PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | right atrium,rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC,rbc | red blood cell |
| segs | segmented beutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| WBC,wbc | white blood cell |