From Textbook (Abbreviations) - Unit 7: Blood and The Lymphatic System

A

blood type A in the ABO blood group

AB

blood type AB in the ABO blood group

ACT

activated clotting time

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukemia

AML

acute myelogenous leukemia

aPTT

activated partial thromboplastin time

B

blood type B in the ABO blood group

basos

basophils (short form)

BMT

bone marrow transplantation

CBC

complete blood count

CD4

helper T cell

CD8

suppressor T cell

CLL

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CML

chronic myelogenous leukemia

cmm

cubic millimeter

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulation

DVT

deep venous thrombosis

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

eos

eosinophils (short form)

GVHD

graft-versus-host disease

H&H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

HCT

hematocrit

HGB, Hgb

hemoglobin

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HLA

human leukocyte antigen

IgA

immunoglobulin A

IgD

immunoglobulin D

IgE

immunoglobulin E

IgG

immunoglobulin G

IgM

immunoglobulin M

INR

international normalized ratio

lymphs

lymphocytes (short form)

MCH

mean cell hemoglobin

MCHC

mean cell hemoglobin concentration

MCV

mean cell volume

mm3

cubic millimeter

mono

mononucleosis (short form)

monos

monocytes (short form)

O

blood type O in the ABO blood group

PMN

polymorphonuclear (leukocyte)

polys

polymorphonuclear leukocytes (short form)

PRBCs

packed red blood cells

pro time

prothrombin time (short form)

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

red blood cell

segs

segmented neutrophils (short form)

SPEP

serum protein electrophoresis (pronounced "S-pep")

TIBC

total iron-binding capacity

TNF

tumor necrosis factor

TPA

tissue plasminogen activator (drug)

UPEP

urine protein electrophoresis (pronounced "U-pep")

WBC

white blood cell