Chapter 9 abbreviations Flashcards by Niki Knowlton

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Ab

A

antibody

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Ag

A

antigen

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ABO

A

blood groups, A, B, AB, O

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AHF

A

antihemophilic factor (factor VIII)

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AHG

A

antihemolytic globulin

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ALL

A

acute lymphatic leukemia

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AML

A

acute myelogenous leukemia

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BMT

A

bone marrow transplant

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CBC

A

complete blood (cell) count

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CLL

A

cholesterol-lowering lipid or

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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diff. diag.

A

differential diagnosis

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eos.

A

eosinophil

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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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G-CSF

A

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

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GM-CSF

A

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

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Hb

A

hemoglobin

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Hbg

A

hemoglobin

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Hct

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hematocrit

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HDL

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high-density lipoprotein

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Hgb

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hemoglobin

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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, wIgM

A

immunoglobulin A, D, E, G, and M

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LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein

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lymph

A

lymphocyte

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MCH

A

mean cell hemoglobin

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MCHC

A

mean cell hemoglobin concentration

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MCV

A

mean cell volume

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mono.

A

monocyte

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poly.

A

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

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PMN

A

polymorphonuclear neutrophil

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PA

A

pernicious anemia

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PT

A

prothrombin time

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PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

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RBC

A

red blood cell (erythrocyte)

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segs

A

segmented neutrophils

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VLDL

A

very-low-density lipoprotein

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WBC

A

white blood cell (leukocyte)

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ARC

A

AIDS-related complex

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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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CDC

A

centers for disease control and prevention

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CMV

A

cytomegalovirus

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EBV

A

Epstein-Barr virus

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ELISA

A

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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Histo

A

histology

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

A

herpes simplex virus

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ITP

A

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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KS

A

Kaposi’s sarcoma

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus