Medical Terminology - Abbreviations (Ch 14)

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

CD4+ cell

Helper T cell

CD8+ cell

Cytotoxic T cell

CMV

Cytomegalovirus – causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Crypto

Cryptococcus – causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay – test to detect anti-HIV antibodies

G-CSF

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor – cytokine that promotes neutrophil production

GM-CSF

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor – cytokine secreted by macrophages to promote growth of myeloid progenitor cells and their differentiation to granulocytes

HAART

Highly active antiretroviral therapy – use of combinations of drugs that are effective against AIDS

Histo

Histoplasmosis – fungal infection seen in AIDS patients

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus – causes AIDS

HSV

Herpes simplex virus

IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

Immunoglobulins

IL1 to IL38

Interleukins

KS

Kaposi sarcoma

MAI

Mycobacterium avium-intercellulare (MAI) complex – group of pathogens that cause lung and systemic disease in immunocompromised patients

MoAb

Monoclonal antibody

NHL

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

PCP

Pneumocystis pneumonia - opportunistic AIDS-related infection

PI

Protease inhibitor

RTI

Reverse transcriptase inhibitor

SCID

Severe combined immunodeficiency disease

Treg

Regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell)

Toxo

Toxoplasmosis – parasitic infection associated with AIDS