IMMUNE System Abbreviations Flashcards by Sharon Reashore

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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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CD4+ cell

A

helper T cell

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CD8+ cell

A

cytotoxic T cell

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CMV

A

cytomegalovirus

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Crypto

A

cryptococcus

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ELISA

A

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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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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HAART

A

highly active antiretroviral therapy

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HD

A

Hodgkin disease

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Histo

A

histoplasmosis

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

A

herpes simplex virus

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IgA etc

A

immunoglobulins

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IL1 to IL5

A

interleukins

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KS

A

Kaposi sarcoma

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MAI

A

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

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MoAb

A

monoclonal antibody

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NHL

A

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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PCP

A

Pneumocystis pneumonia

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PI

A

protease inhibitor

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RTI

A

reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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SCID

A

severe combined immunodeficiency disease

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Treg

A

regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell)

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Toxo

A

toxoplasmosis