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Medical Terminology
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Term | Definition |
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S C I D | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
H I V | human immunodeficiency virus |
A I D S | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
E L I S A | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
M R S A | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
C M V | Cytomegalovirus |
BRCA 1 and BRCA2 | BRCA1 and BRCA2; abnormal genes that carry a higher risk of breast, ovarian, and certain other cancers |
D C I S | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
I D C | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma |
I B C | Inflammatory breast cancer |
M B I | Molecular breast imaging |
A, Ab | antibody |
AG, Ag | antigen |
CA, Ca | cancer, carcinoma |
C I S | carcinoma in situ |
HZ | herpes zoster, shingles |
HL | Hodgkin's lymphoma |
IG | immunoglobulin |
LE | lymphedema |
MMR | measles, mumps, rubella vaccine |
MET | metastasis |
met | metastasize |
NHL | non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
VSZ | varicella, chicken pox |