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Chapter 9
Lymphatic and Blood Acronymes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARC | Aids related complex |
| AIDS | aquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbet assay |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| ABO | blood groups A, AB, B and O |
| ALL | acute lymphatic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | cholestrol-lowering lipid or chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| ESR | erthrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| Hbg | hemoglobin |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobulin A,D,E,G,M |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell (erthrocyte) |