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Abbrevs for Blood Lymph and Immune Systems
Question | Answer |
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AB, Ab, ab | antibody, abortion |
A,B,AB,O | bloody types, ABO blood group |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
ANA | antinuclear antiobody |
APC | antigen presenting cell |
APTT | activated partial prothromboplastin time |
BMT | bone marrow transplant |
CBC | complete blood count |
CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
diff | differential count |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
GVHD | graft-verses-host disease |
EOS | eosinophil |
Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
Igs | immunoglobulins |
MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
NK cells | natural killer cells |
PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
PMN | polymorphonuclear |
PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
PT | prothrombin time |
PTT | partial prothrombin time |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RBC | red blood cell |
segs | segmented neutrophils |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosis |
WBC | white blood cell |