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Blue Mod Terminology
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A, B, AB, O | Blood types in an ABO blood group |
| AB, Ab, ab | Antibody; Abortion |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALL | Acute lymphocyte leaukemia |
| 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 lymphocyte leukemia |
| CML | Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| diff | Differentiated count |
| DVT | Deep vein 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 newborn |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| lgs | Immunoglobulin |
| lymphos | Lymphocytes |
| MNL | Mononuclear leukocytes |
| NK cell | Natural killer cell |
| PA | Pernicious anemia |
| PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL, poly | Polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| PTT | Partial thromboplastin time |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RBC, rbc | Red blood cell |
| segs | Segmented neutrophils |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| WBC, wbc | White blood cell |