Blood & Lymphatic System: Abbreviations, Terms, Definitions
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| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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| ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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| AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant
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| CBC | Complete Blood Count
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| CML | Chronic Myeloid Luekemia
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| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
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| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus
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| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
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| Hct | Hematocrit
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| Hgb | Hemoglobin
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| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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| HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly
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| HUS | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
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| INR | International Normalized Ratio
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| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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| IV | Intravenous
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| IVIG | Intravenous Immunoglobin
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| LAD | Lymphadenopathy
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| NCAT | No Cervical Adenopathy or Tenderness
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| PTL | Platelet count
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| PT | Prothrombin Time
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| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time
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| RBC | Red Blood Count
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| WBC | White Blood Count
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| COAGUL/O | COAGULATION
Ability to form a clot.
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| THROMB/O | CLOT
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| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD
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| CYT/O | CELL (Jar or basket)
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| LEUK/O | WHITE
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| PHLEB/O, VEN/O | VEIN
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| LYMPH/O | LYMPH (Water or spring)
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| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINE (The innermost part)
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| EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION
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| TONSILL/O | TONSILS (Almond)
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| SPLEN/O | SPLEEN
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| THYM/O | THYMUS
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| IMMUN/O | IMMUNE SYSTEM
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| PENIA | DEFICIENCY
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| ANEMIA | REDUCTION OF RBC'S; WEAKNESS & FATIGUE
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| IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA | LOW LEVEL OF IRON; DECREASED PRODUCTION OF RBC'S
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| POLYCYTHEMIA | PAW-lee-sih-THEE-mee-ah
POLY (many) / CYT (cell) / HEMIA (blood condition)
EXCESS OF RBC'S
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| POIKILOCYTOSIS | POI-kih-loh-sai-TOH-sis
POIKILO (various) / CYT (cell) / OSIS (condition)
CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY RBC'S VARIETY OF SHAPES
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| REPERFUSION INJURY | INJURY TO TISSUE OCCURING AFTER BLOOD FLOW IS RESTORED
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| HEMATOPOIESIS | heh-MAH-toh-poh-EE-sis
HEMATO (blood) / POESIS (formation)
FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS
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| RETICULOCYTE | reh-TIK-yoo-loh-SAIT
RETICULO (net) / CYTE (cell)
IMMATURE RBC'S; NETLIKE APPEARANCE
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| ANTIBODY | AN-tih-BAW-dee
SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY BODY IN RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN
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| ANTIGEN | AN-th-JIN
SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES BODY TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES
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| AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE | CAUSED BY IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKING ITSELF
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| IMMUNOCOMPROMISED | IMMUNE SYSTEM IS INCAPABLE OF RESPONDING NORMALLY AND COMPLETELY TO A PATHOGEN OR DISEASE
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| IMMUNODEFICIENCY | AN IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH DECREASED OR COMPROMISED RESPONSE TO DISEASE CAUSING ORGANISMS
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| IMMUNOSUPPRESSION | A REDUCTION IN ACTIVITY OF THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM
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| ISCHEMIA | ih-SKEE-mee-ah
ISCH (hold back) / EMIA (blood condition)
BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO AN ORGAN
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| APLASTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY RBC'S NOT BEING FORMED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES
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| HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF RBC'S
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| LEUKEMIA | loo-KEE-mee-ah
LEUK (white) / EMIA (blood condition)
CANCER OF BLOOD OR BONE MARROW; ABNORMAL INCREASE IN WBC'S
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| APHERESIS | AH-fer-EE-sis
(separation)
A PROCESS SIMILAR TO DIALYSIS THAT DRAWS OUT THE BLOOD, REMOVES SOMETHING FROM IT AND RETURNS TO PATIENT.
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| CYTAPHERESIS | SAI-tah-fer-EE-sis
CYT (cell) / APHERESIS (separation)
APHERESIS TO REMOVE CELLULAR MATERIAL
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| HEMATURIA | BLOOD IN URINE
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| HEMOPTYSIS | COUGHING UP BLOOD
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| EPISTAXIS | NOSEBLEED
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| BILIRUBINEMIA | BIH-lee-ROO-bin-EE-mee-ah
BILI (bile) / RUBIN (red) / EMIA (blood condition)
PRESENCE OF BILIRUBIN IN THE BLOOD
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| BILIRUBIN | RED BILE DERIVED FROM RBC'S THAT COMPLETED THEIR LIFE SPAN; SECRETED VIA LIVER INTO DIGESTIVE TRACT
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| LYTIC | BREAKDOWN OF;
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