Abbrevs. = Abbreviations
abx = antibiotics
AC = adenocarcinoma
ado = adeno
AICL = AngioImmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
ALCL = Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
ALI = Acute Lung Injury
ANXA1 = Annexin A1
APC = Antigen Presenting Cell / Acute Phase Cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, TNFa)
APL = Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Assoc = associated
ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ATCL = Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
bc = because
BD = Bile Ducts
bFGF = basic fibroblast growth factor
BM = Bone Marrow
B-PLL = B-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
bwt = between
c = with
ca = cancer / carcinoma
CBD - Common Bile Duct
CEL = Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
CHL = Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
chr/cr = chromosome (CHR = Chromogranin)
CLL/SLL = Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/ Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
CMML = Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia
CT = Computerized Tomography or Connective Tissue
CV = Coefficient of Variation = SD / mean
DDx = Differential Diagnosis
DFSP = DermatoFibroSarcoma Protuberans
DHTR = Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
DRG = Diagnosis Related Groups
DUB = Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Dx = Diagnosis
E = Estrogen
EBV = Ebstein Barr Virus
EC = endocervix / endocervical
ECM = ExtraCellular Matrix
EM = Electron Microscopy
em = endometrium
eos = eosinophils
FC = Flow Cytometry
GCT = Germ Cell Tumor
GC(s) = Giant Cell(s)
GE / GE-itis = GastroEnteritis
HC = Heavy Chains; or Health Care
HCDD = Heavy Chain Deposition Disease
HCL = Hairy Cell Leukemia
HDN = Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
HEV = High Endothelial Venules (in LNs)
HHV = Human Herpes Virus
HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
histios = histiocytes
histo = histology
Hmegaly = Hepatomegaly
HSmegaly = HepatoSplenomegaly
IC = ImmunoCompromised
id = identify
imp = important
infx = infection
LC = Light Chain
LCDD = Light Chain Deposition Disease
LN = Lymph Node
LM = LeioMyoma
LPL = Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
MBC = Minimum Bactericidal Concentration
MC = Most / More Common
MCC = Most Common Cause
MCL = Mantle Cell Lymphoma
MF = Mycosis Fungoides
Mgkc = Megakaryocyte
MGUS = Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
MIC = Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MM = Multiple Myeloma
MNGC = MultiNucleated Giant Cell
MRD = Minimal Residual Disease
MSDS = Material Safety Data Sheets
MZL =Marginal Zone Lymphoma
NLPHL = Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
NMJ = NeuroMuscular Junction
OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration (of 1970)
P = Progesterone
PB = Peripheral Blood
PBS = Peripheral Blood Smear / Public Broadcasting Station
PCL = Plasma Cell Leukemia
PHI = Protected Health Information
PM = Post-Menopausal
PNH = Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
prolif = proliferative / proliferation
pt = patient
PT = Proficiency Testing
PTCL - Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
pTRALI = Possible TRALI
Px = Prognosis
RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis
RCA = Root Cause Analysis
RS = Reed-Sternberg
sec = secretory, seconds
SM = Systemic Mastocytosis
Smegaly = Splenomegaly
SMZL = Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
SPE(P) = Serum Protein ElectroPhoresis
sq = squamous
srbct = small round blue cell tumor
SST = Serum Separator Tube
SYN - Synaptophysin
T = Testosterone
TACO = Transfusion-Assoc Circulatory Overload
TAT = TurnAround Time
TB = Tuberculosis
TGFB1 = Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1
THRLBCL = T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma
TRALI = Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
Tx = Treatment
VEGF = Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VTE = Venous ThromboEmbolism
w/o = WithOut
WM = Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
yo = years old