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Abbrevs for Blood Lymph and Immune Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AB, Ab, ab | antibody, abortion |
| A,B,AB,O | bloody types, ABO blood group |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ANA | antinuclear antiobody |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial prothromboplastin time |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| GVHD | graft-verses-host disease |
| EOS | eosinophil |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Igs | immunoglobulins |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cells | natural killer cells |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial prothrombin time |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosis |
| WBC | white blood cell |