Laboratory Abbreviations Flashcards by Maeghan Sacklow

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ab

A

antibody

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ABO

A

human blood groups

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ag

A

antigen

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alb

A

albumin

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alk phos

A

alkaline phosphatase

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ALT

A

alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)

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amyl

A

amylase

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AST

A

aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)

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BP

A

blood pressure

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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CFT

A

complement fixation test

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CHOL

A

cholesterol

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CK

A

creatine kinase

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CMT

A

California mastitis test

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CREA

A

creatine

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diff

A

differential white blood count

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EDTA

A

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; type of anticoagulant

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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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GGT

A

gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

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GLU

A

glucose

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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H&E

A

hematoxylin and eosin stain

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Hb or Hgb

A

hemoglobin

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Hct or crit

hematocrit

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HPF

high-power field

HW

heartworm

LDC

lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

LPF

low-power field

MCH

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

MCV

mean corpuscular volume

ME

myeloid-erythroid ratio

NRBC

nucleated red blood cell

PCV

packed cell volume

PMN

polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocyte

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

qns

quantity not sufficient

qs

quantity sufficient

RBC

red blood cell

rpm

revolutions per minute

SAP

serum alkaline phosphatase

SCC

somatic cell count

sed or SR

sedimentation rate

SGOT

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; now abbreviated AST

SGPT

serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; now abbreviated ALT

SPF

specific pathogen free

sp. gr.

specific gravity

Staph

Staphylococcus bacteria

Strep

Streptococcus bacteria

T3 (3 in subscript)

triiodothyronine (one type of thyroid hormone)

T4 (4 in subscript)

thyroxine (one type of thyroid hormone)

TB

tuberculin

TBIL

total bilirubin

TNTC

too numerous to count

TP

total protein

UA

urinalysis

WBC

white blood cell

WMT

Wisconsin mastitis test