Quiz 5 Abbrev. Chap.9

Question 1

1. AB, Ab, ab

Answer 1

antibody, abortion

Question 2

2. A, B, AB, O

Answer 2

blood types in ABO blood group

Question 3

3. AIDS

Answer 3

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 4

4. ALL

Answer 4

acute lymphocytic leukemia

Question 5

5. AML

Answer 5

acute myelogenous leukemia

Question 6

6. APC

Answer 6

Antigen-presenting cell

Question 7

7. APTT

Answer 7

activated partial thromboplastin time

Question 8

8. baso

Answer 8

basophil (type of white blood cell)

Question 9

9. CBC

Answer 9

complete blood count

Question 10

10. CLL

Answer 10

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Question 11

11. CML

Answer 11

chronic myelogenous leukemia

Question 12

12. diff

Answer 12

differential count (white blood cells)

Question 13

13. EBV

Answer 13

Epstein-barr virus

Question 14

14. eos

Answer 14

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

Question 15

15. ESR

Answer 15

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 16

16. Hb, Hgb

Answer 16

hemoglobin

Question 17

17. HCT, Hct

Answer 17

hematocrit

Question 18

18. HDN

Answer 18

hemolytic disease of the newborn

Question 19

19. HIV

Answer 19

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 20

20. Igs

Answer 20

immunoglobulins

Question 21

21. ITP

Answer 21

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Question 22

22. IV

Answer 22

intravenous

Question 23

23. lymphos

Answer 23

lymphocytes

Question 24

24. MCH

Answer 24

mean cell hemoglobin (average amount of hemoglobin per cell)

Question 25

25. MCHC

Answer 25

mean cell hemoglobin concentration
(average concentration of hemoglobin in
a single red cell)

Question 26

26. MCV

Answer 26

mean cell volume (average volume or size of a single red blood cell)

Question 27

27. ml, mL

Answer 27

millimeter (1/1000 of a liter)

Question 28

28. NK cell

Answer 28

natural killer cell

Question 29

29. PA

Answer 29

posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery

Question 30

30. PCP

Answer 30

Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician; phencyclidine (hallucinogen)

Question 31

31. PCV

Answer 31

packed cell volume

Question 32

32. poly, PMN, PMNL

Answer 32

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Question 33

33. PT

Answer 33

prothrombin time, physical therapy

Question 34

34. PTT

Answer 34

partial thromboplastin time

Question 35

35. RA

Answer 35

right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis

Question 36

36. RBC, rbc

Answer 36

red blood cell

Question 37

37. sed

Answer 37

sedimentation

Question 38

38. segs

Answer 38

segmented neutrophils

Question 39

39. SLE

Answer 39

segmented lupus erythematosus

Question 40

40. WBC, wbc

Answer 40

white blood