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Chapter 13
Medical Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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Ab | Antibody |
ABMT | Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation--patient serves as his or her donor for stem cells |
ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
AML | Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
Bands | Immature white blood cells (granulocytes) |
Baso | Basophils |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
CML | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation--bleeding disorder marked by reduction in blood clotting factors due to their use and depletion for intravascular clotting |
EBV | Epstein-Bar Virus; cause of mononucleosis |
EPO | Erythropoietin |
ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
Fe | Iron |
GVHD | Graft-Versus-Host-Disease--immune reaction of donor's cells to recipient's tissue |
WNL | Within Normal Limits |