From Canvas (Abbreviations) - Unit 7: Blood and the Lymphatic System

Ab

antibody

Ag

antigen

ABO

blood groups: A, AB, B, and O blood groups: A, AB, B, and O

AHF

antihemophilic factor (blood coagulation factor VIII)

AHG

antihemolytic globulin

ALL

acute lymphatic leukemia

AML

acute myelogenous leukemia

BMT

bone marrow transplantation

CBC

complete blood (cell) count

CLL

cholesterol-lowering lipid chronic lymphocytic leukemia

diff. diag.

differential diagnosis

eos.

eosinophil

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate)

G-CSF

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GM-CSF

granulocyte-macrophage

Hb, Hbg, Hgb

hemoglobin

Hct

hematocrit

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

immunoglobulin A, D, E, G, and M, respectively

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

lymph

lymphocyte

MCH

mean cell hemoglobin

MCHC

mean cell hemoglobin

MCV

mean cell volume

mono.

monocyte

poly.

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

PMN

polymorphonuclear neutrophil

PA

pernicious anemia

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

red blood cell (erythrocyte)

segs

segmented neutrophils

VLDL

very-low-density lipoprotein

WBC

white blood cell (leukocyte)

ARC

AIDS-related complex

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMV

cytomegalovirus

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Histo

histology

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HSV

herpes simplex virus

ITP

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

KS

Kaposi’s sarcoma

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus