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Blue Mod Terms 4
Abbreviations
| 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 (type of white blood cell) |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count (white blood cells) |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis; deep venous thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| eos | eosinophil (type of white blood cell) |
| ESR | erythocyte sedimentation rate |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| GVHR | graft-versus-host reaction |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolyctic disease of the newborn |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Igs | immunoglobulins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| PA | posteroanterier *pernicious anemia, pulmonary artery |
| PCP | pneumocytis pneumonia; primary care physician,; phenacyclidine (hallucinogen, drug) |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL, poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | pt (patient) *prothombin time, physical therapy time |
| PTT | partial thrmoplastin time |
| RA | right atrium, rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC, rbc | red blood cell |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupis erythematosus |
| WBC, wbc | white blood cell |