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blood immune lumph
terminology abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, B, AB, O | blood types in ABo blood group |
| AB, Ab, ab | antibody |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelgenous leukemia |
| ANA | antibody; antinuclear |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| baso | basophil (type of WBC) |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelgenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count (WBC) |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis; deep venous thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein Barr virus |
| eos | eosinophil (type of WBC) |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| GVHR | graft versus host reaction |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HIV | human immunodificency virus |
| Igs | immunoglobins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| PA | pernicous anemia; postanterior; pulmonary artery |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL, poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | right atrium |
| RBC, rbc | red blood cell |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosis |
| WBC, wbc | white blood cell |