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

A

hematocrit

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HDL

A

high-density lipoprotein

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HPF

A

high-power field

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HW

A

heartworm

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LDC

A

lactate dehydrogenase

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LDL

A

low-density lipoprotein

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LPF

A

low-power field

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MCH

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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MCHC

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

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MCV

A

mean corpuscular volume

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ME

A

myeloid-erythroid ratio

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NRBC

A

nucleated red blood cell

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PCV

A

packed cell volume

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PMN

A

polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocyte

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PT

A

prothrombin time

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PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

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qns

A

quantity not sufficient

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qs

A

quantity sufficient

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RBC

A

red blood cell

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rpm

A

revolutions per minute

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SAP

A

serum alkaline phosphatase

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SCC

A

somatic cell count

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sed or SR

A

sedimentation rate

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SGOT

A

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; now abbreviated AST

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SGPT

A

serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; now abbreviated ALT

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SPF

A

specific pathogen free

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sp. gr.

A

specific gravity

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Staph

A

Staphylococcus bacteria

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Strep

A

Streptococcus bacteria

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T3 (3 in subscript)

A

triiodothyronine (one type of thyroid hormone)

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T4 (4 in subscript)

A

thyroxine (one type of thyroid hormone)

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TB

A

tuberculin

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TBIL

A

total bilirubin

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TNTC

A

too numerous to count

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TP

A

total protein

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UA

A

urinalysis

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WBC

A

white blood cell

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WMT

A

Wisconsin mastitis test