ABB - acid-base balance
ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADP - adenosine diphosphate
AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIO - acute intestinal obstruction
AMP - adenosine monophosphate
APUD-system (amine precursor uptake, decarboxylase) - a diffuse endocrine cell system
ARDS - acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARF - acute renal failure
ARVI - acute respiratory viral infection
ATP - adenosine triphosphate
BP - blood pressure
BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia
C1, C2, C3, etc. - components of the complement system 1, 2, 3, etc.
CAD - coronary artery disease
cAMP - cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CD - cluster of differentiation
CIC - circulating immune complexes
CIN - cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cGMP - cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CNS - central nervous system
CREST-syndrome - soft tissue calcinosis, Raynaud’s syndrome, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia
CRF - chronic renal failure
DIC - disseminated intravascular coagulation (of blood)
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
DTH - delayed type hypersensitivity
ECG - electrocardiography, electrocardiogram
ESR - erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GBM - glomerular basal membrane
GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease
HAV - hepatitis A virus
Hb - hemoglobin
HBV - hepatitis B virus
HCV - hepatitis C virus
HDL - high-density lipoproteins
HDV - hepatitis D virus
HELLP-syndrome (hemolysis, elevation of liver ensymes, low platelet count) - a complication of late gestation in pregnant women
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
HLA (human leukocytes antigenes) - leukocyte-associated MHC antigens
HNA - higher nervous activity
HPV - human papilloma virus
HSV - herpes simplex virus
ICD - International classification of diseases
IF - interferon
Ig - immunoglobulin
IL - interleukin
ITH - immediate-type hypersensitivity
LDL - low-density lipoproteins
LP - lipoproteins
MEN - multiple endocrine neoplasia
MHC - major histocompatibility complex
NADP - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NK - normal killers
NUC - non-specific ulcerative colitis
PAS - periodic acid complex with Schiff reagent
PCR - polymerase chain reaction
RNA - ribonucleic acid
SLE - systemic lupus erythematosus
TGF - transforming growth factor
TNF - tumor necrosis factor
TNM - tumor, lymph nodules, organ metastases - a tumor classification system
UN - United Nations
VLDL - very low-density lipoproteins
WHO - World Health Organization