Quiz 5 Abbrev. Chap.9 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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- AB, Ab, ab
A
antibody, abortion
2
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- A, B, AB, O
A
blood types in ABO blood group
3
Q
- AIDS
A
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
4
Q
- ALL
A
acute lymphocytic leukemia
5
Q
- AML
A
acute myelogenous leukemia
6
Q
- APC
A
Antigen-presenting cell
7
Q
- APTT
A
activated partial thromboplastin time
8
Q
- baso
A
basophil (type of white blood cell)
9
Q
- CBC
A
complete blood count
10
Q
- CLL
A
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
11
Q
- CML
A
chronic myelogenous leukemia
12
Q
- diff
A
differential count (white blood cells)
13
Q
- EBV
A
Epstein-barr virus
14
Q
- eos
A
eosinophil (type of white blood cell)
15
Q
- ESR
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
16
Q
- Hb, Hgb
A
hemoglobin
17
Q
- HCT, Hct
A
hematocrit
18
Q
- HDN
A
hemolytic disease of the newborn
19
Q
- HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
20
Q
- Igs
A
immunoglobulins
21
Q
- ITP
A
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
22
Q
- IV
A
intravenous
23
Q
- lymphos
A
lymphocytes
24
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- MCH
A
mean cell hemoglobin (average amount of hemoglobin per cell)
25
25. MCHC
mean cell hemoglobin concentration
(average concentration of hemoglobin in
a single red cell)
26
26. MCV
mean cell volume (average volume or size of a single red blood cell)
27
27. ml, mL
millimeter (1/1000 of a liter)
28
28. NK cell
natural killer cell
29
29. PA
posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery
30
30. PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician; phencyclidine (hallucinogen)
31
31. PCV
packed cell volume
32
32. poly, PMN, PMNL
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
33
33. PT
prothrombin time, physical therapy
34
34. PTT
partial thromboplastin time
35
35. RA
right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis
36
36. RBC, rbc
red blood cell
37
37. sed
sedimentation
38
38. segs
segmented neutrophils
39
39. SLE
segmented lupus erythematosus
40
40. WBC, wbc
white blood
