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Abbreviations #1
Medical Terminology- Abbreviations for Ch.6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| basos | basophils |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| diff | differential |
| eosins, eos | eosinophils |
| ESR, SR, sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| HCT, Hct, crit | hematocrit |
| Hgb, Hb, HGB | hemoglobin |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| monos | monocytes |
| PA | pernicious anemia |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN, polys | polymorphonuclear neutrophil |
| PT, pro-time | prothrombin time |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| Rh+ | Rh positive |
| Rh- | Rh negative |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SMAC | sequential multiple analyzer computer |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ARC | AIDS- related complex |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| HD | Hodgkin’s disease |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Ig | immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM) |
| KS | Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| mono | mononucleosis |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| SCIDS | severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome |