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Med Term Mod 13
Abbreviations & Meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABMT | autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| ABO | four main blood types |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ASCT | autologous stem cell transplantation |
| baso | basophils |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff. | differential count (white blood cells) |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| eos | eosinophils |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Fe | iron |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-machrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter1 deciliter = 1/10 of a liter |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| HCL | hairy cell leukemia |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| HgbHGB | hemoglobin |
| H and H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobins |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter |
| mono | monocyte |
| polys, PMNs, PMNLs | polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell; red blood cell count |
| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| segs | segmented |
| SMAC | Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer |
| pl | microliter |
| WBC | white blood cell; white blood cell count |
| WNL | within normal limits |