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