Blood System - Abbreviation

Ab—antibody

ABMT—autologous bone marrow transplantation

ABO—four main types of blood -A, B, AB, O

ALL—acute lymphocytic leukemia

ANC—absolute neutrophil count

ASCT—autologous stem cell transplantation

Bands—Immature white blood cells

Baso—basophils

BMT—bone marrow transplantation

CBC—complete blood count

CLL—chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CML—chronic myelogenous leukemia

DIC—disseminated intravascular coagulation

Diff—differential count

EBV—Epstein-Barr virus

Eos—eosinophils

EPO—erythropoietin

ESR—erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Fe—iron

G-CSF—granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GM-CSF—granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

g/dL—gram per deciliter

GVHD—graft-versus-host disease

HCL—hairy cell leukemia

Hct—hematocrit

Hgb, HGB—hemoglobin

H and H—hemoglobin and hematocrit

HLA—human leukocyte antigen

IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM—immunoglobulins

Lymphs—lymphocytes

MCH—mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC—mean corpuscular hemoglobin consentration

MCV—mean corpuscular volume

MDS—myelodysplastic syndrome

mm3—cubic millimeter

Mono—monocyte

polys, PMNs, PMNLs—polymorphonuclear leukocytes

PT, pro time—prothrombin time

PTT—partial thromboplastin time

RBC—red blood cell; red blood cell count

sedrate—erythrocyte sedimentation rate

segs—segmented, mature white blood cells

SMAC—Sequential Multiple Analyzer

mL note different way of writing m—microliter

WBC—white blood cells; white blood cell count

WNL—within normal limits