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Blood, Lymph, and Immune- Reveiw Abbrevs
Term | Definition |
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AB, Ab, ab | antibody |
A, B, AB, O | blood types in ABO blood group |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
ANA | antinuclear antibody |
APC | antigen-presenting cell |
APTT | activated partial thromboplastin 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; deep venous thrombosis |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
Eos | eosinophil |
Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
Igs | immunoglobulins |
MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
NK cell | natural killer cell |
PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
PMN | polymorphonuclear |
PMNL, poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
PT | prothrombin time |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RBC, rbc | red blood cells |
segs | segmented neutrophils |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
WBC, wbc | white blood cells |