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Medical Terminology
Abrreviations of the blood
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALL | Acute lymphocytic leukaemia |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukaemia |
| APT | Activated prothrombin time |
| APPT | Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | Chronic myeloid leukaemia |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FBC | Full blood count |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| IG | Immunoglobin |
| INR | International normalised ratio (prothrombin time) |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| RBC | Red blood count |
| TIBC | Total iron-binding capacity |
| WBC | White blood count |
| WBC & diff | White blood count and different percentage present |