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LOM 13&14
Melissa's LOM 13&14
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABO | three main blood types |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ASCT | autologus stem cell transplant |
| baso | basophils |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| 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, the cause of mononucleosis |
| eos. | eosinophils |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter (deciliter= one tenth of a liter) |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| H, Hg, HGB | hemoglobin |
| H and H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobulins |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin, average amount of hemoglobin per cell |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell. When MCHC is low, the cell is hypochromic. |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume, average volume or size of a single red blood cell. When MCV is high, the cells are macrocytic, and when low, the cells are microcytic. |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter (one millionth of a liter) |
| mono | monocyte |
| poly, PMN, PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte, neutrophil |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell (red blood cell count) |
| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| segs | segmented, mature white blood cells |
| SMAC | Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer, an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum |
| uL | microliter (one millionth of a liter; a liter equals 1.057 quarts) |
| WBC | white blood cell (white blood cell count) |
| bas/o | base (alkaline, the opposite of acid) |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyt/o | cell |
| eosin/o | red |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hemoglobin/o | hemoglobin |
| is/o | same, equal |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| leuk/o | white |
| mon/o | one, single |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| neutr/o | neutral (neither base nor acid) |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| poikil/o | irregular, varied |
| sider/o | iron |
| spher/o | globe, round |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -apheresis | removal, carry away |
| -blast | immature, embryonic |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells) |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -globulin | protein |
| -lytic | pertaining to destruction |
| -oid | derived from |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phage | eat, swallow |
| -philia | attraction for (an increase in cell numbers) |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| immun/o | protection |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes (gland) |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| tox/o | poison |
| ana- | again, anew |
| inter- | between |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CD4+ | protein on T-cell helper lymphocyte that is infected with HIV in AIDS |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus (cause opportunistic AIDS-related infection) |
| Crypto | cryptococcus (causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection) |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; a cytokine that promotes neutrophil production |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor; cytokine secreted by macrophages that promotes the growth of myeloid progenitor cells and differentials to granulocytes |
| HAART | Highly active antiretroviral therapy; combinations of drugs that are effective against AIDS |
| HD | Hodgkin Disease |
| Histo | histoplasmosis (fungal infection seen in AIDS patients) |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus (causes AIDS) |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IL1-15 | interleukins |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| MAI | mycobacterium-avium-intracellulare (causes bacterial disease seen in AIDS patients) |
| MOAB | monoclonal antibody |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| PCP | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (opportunistic AIDS-related infection) |
| RTIs | reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| T4 | T-cell lymphocyte that is destroyed by the AIDS virus; helper T cells |
| T8 | T-cell lymphocyte (cytotoxic or killer cell) |
| Toxo | toxoplasmosis (parasitic infection associated with AIDS) |
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