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Abbreviations
Blue terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A,B,AB,O | Blood types in ABO blood group |
| AB,Ab,ab | antibody |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALL | Acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | Acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ANA | Antinuclear antibody |
| 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 myelogenious leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | differential count (WBC)` |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein Bar virus |
| eos | eosinophil |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentate rate |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| GVHR | graft versus host reaction |
| Hb,Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| lgs | immunogloblins |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | Nature killer cells |
| PA | pernicious anemia |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia, primary care physician |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PMN | polymorphoneuclear |
| PMNL,poly | polymorphoneuclear leukocytes |
| PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC,rbc | Red blood count (erythrocytes) |
| segs | segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| WBC.wbc | White blood count (leukocytes) |