Blood and Immunity: Abbreviations Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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Ag
A
antigen, also silver
2
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
3
Q
ALL
A
acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia
4
Q
AML
A
acute myelogenous (myeloblastic) leukemia
5
Q
APTT
A
activated partial thromboplastin time
6
Q
BT
A
bleeding time
7
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
8
Q
CGL
A
chronic granulocytic leukemia
9
Q
CLL
A
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
10
Q
CML
A
chronic myelogenous leukemia
11
Q
crit
A
hematocrit
12
Q
DIC
A
disseminated intravascular coagulation
13
Q
Diff
A
Differential count
14
Q
EPV
A
Epstein-Barr virus
15
Q
ELISA
A
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
16
Q
EPO, EP
A
Erythropoietin
17
Q
ESR
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
18
Q
FFP
A
fresh frozen plasma
19
Q
Hb, Hgb
A
hemoglobin
20
Q
Hct, Ht
A
hematocrit
21
Q
HDN
A
hemolytic disease of the newborn
22
Q
HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
23
Q
IF
A
intrinsic factor
24
Q
Ig
A
Immunoglobulin
25
ITP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
26
lytes
electrolytes
27
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
28
MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
29
mcL
microliter
30
mcm
micrometer
31
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
32
MDS
myelodysplastic syndrome
33
mEq
milliequivalent
34
NHL
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
35
PCV
packed cell volume
36
pH
scale for measuring hydrogen ion concentration (acidity or alkalinity)
37
Ph
Philadelphia chromosome
38
PMN
polymorphonuclear (neutrophil)
39
poly
neutrophil
40
polymorph
neutrophil
41
PT
prothrombin time; pro time
42
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
43
RBC
red blood cell, red blood (cell) count
44
seg
neutrophil
45
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
46
T(C) T
thrombin (clotting) time
47
TTP
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
48
vWF
von Willebrand factor
49
WBC
white blood cell, white blood (cell) count
50
Ab
antibody
