Ch. 5 B/L/I Systems Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| bands | immature white blood cells (granulocytes) |
| baso | basophils |
| CBC | complete blood count (consists of an RBC, WBC, hgb, Hct, and PLT count and WBC differential) |
| c/o | complains of; complaining of |
| CT | computed tomography; computerized tomography |
| cu mm | cubic millimeters |
| diff | differential |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| eos | eosinophils |
| g/dL | grams per deciliter |
| HCT, Hct | hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of bloods that contains RBCs) |
| Hgb, hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Hx, hx | history |
| IgA | immunoglobulin A |
| IgD | immunoglobulin D |
| IgE | immunoglobulin E |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IgM | immunoglobulin M |
| lab | laboratory |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| million/uL | million per microliter |
| Pt, pt. | patient |
| mono | monocytes |
| NK cells | natural killer cells |
| PLT, plt | platelet; platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count |
| RBC | red blood count or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count |
| Rm | room |
| segs (polys) | segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils) |
| STAT | immediately |
| Strep A | group A "Streptococcus" bacterium |
| WBC | white blood cell or leukocyte; white blood cell or leukocyte count |
| WBC differential | measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood |
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