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blue/bleu - Abreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| baso | basophil |
| 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; deep venous thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| eos | eosinophil |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| GVHR | graft-versus-host reaction |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Igs | immunoglobulins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| PA | pernicious anemia |
| PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL, poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | prothrombin time; physical therapy |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC, rbc | red blood cell |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus; slit-lamp examination |
| WBC, wbc | white blood cell |