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abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, B. AB. O | blood types, ABO blood group |
| AB, Ab, ab | anti body, abortion |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| APC | antigen- presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| baso | basophil (type of white blood cell) |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chromic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count (white blood cell) |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis; deep venous thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| eos | eosinophil (type of white blood cell) |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| G-CSF | granulocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| GVHR | graft-versus-host reaction |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease |
| HIV | human immunodefiency virus |
| Igs | immunoglobins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mono nuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | natural killer cells |
| PA | posterioranterior, pernicious |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia, primary care physician |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PT | physical therapy, prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematous |
| WBC | white blood count |
| PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |