| Abkürzung | Text |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| AACC | American Association of Clinical Chemistry |
| AAK | Autoantikörper |
| AAS | Atomabsorptionsspektrometrie |
| AAT | Alpha-1-Antitrypsin |
| ACE | Angiotensin converting Enzyme |
| ACHE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotrophes Hormon |
| ADH | Antidiuretisches Hormon |
| AFP | Alpha-Fetoprotein |
| Ag | Antigen |
| AIDS | Aquired immune deficiency syndrom |
| AIHA | Autoimmun-hämolytische Anämie |
| AK | Antikörper |
| ALP | Alkalische Leukozytenphosphatase |
| ALS | Aminolävulinsäure |
| ALT | Alanin-Aminotransferase (= GPT) |
| AMA | Anti-mitochondriale Antikörper |
| AMH | Anti-Müller-Hormon |
| AMP | Adenosinmonophosphat |
| ANA | Antinukleäre Antikörper |
| ANCA | Antineutrophilencytoplasma-Antikörper |
| ANNA | Antikörper gegen Neuronale Nukleäre Antigene |
| ANP | artiales natriuretisches Peptid |
| AP | Alkalische Phosphatase |
| APC | aktiviertes Protein C |
| ASL | Antistreptolysin |
| AST | Aspartat-Aminotransferase (= GOT) |
| ATIII | Antithrombin III |
| AVID | Aviditätstest |
| BAP | Bone alkaline Phosphatase |
| BMG | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit |
| BNP | Brain natriuretic peptide |
| BSG | Blutsenkungsgeschwindigkeit |
| BSP | Bone-sialo-protein |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CAPD | chronisch-ambulante Peritonealdialyse |
| CASA | Cancer Associated Serum Antigen |
| CEDIA | Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay |
| CDC | Centers of Disease Control |
| CDT | Carbohydrate Deficiency Transferrin |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonales Antigen |
| CGA | Chromogranin A |
| CHE | Cholinesterase |
| CK | Creatinkinase |
| CLIA | Chemilumineszenz-Immunoassay |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (früher: NCCLS) |
| CMV | Cytomegalievirus |
| cPSA | komplexiertes PSA |
| CRF | Corticotropin Releasing Factor |
| CRP | C-reaktives Protein |
| CTx | carboxyterminal Crosslinks |
| Cyfra | Cytokeratin-Fragment |
| DC | Dünnschichtchromatographie |
| DGKL | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin e.V. |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosteron |
| DHEAS | Dihydroepiandrosteronsulfat |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosteron |
| DIN | Deutsches Institut für Normung |
| DNA | Desoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNS | Desoxyribonukleinsäure |
| DRG | Diagnosis Related Groups |
| EBK | Eisenbindungskapazität |
| EBNA | Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigen |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr-Virus |
| ECHO | Enteric cytopathogenic human orphan |
| ECLIA | Elektrochemilumineszenz-Immunoassay |
| ECP | Eosinophiles Kationisches Protein |
| EDTA | Ethylendiamintetraessigsäure |
| EHEC | Enterohämorrhagische Escherichia coli |
| EIA | Enzymimmunoassay |
| EIEC | entreoinvasive Escherichia coli |
| ELISA | enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| ELPHO | Elektrophorese |
| EMIT | Enzyme multiplied Immunoassay Technique |
| ENA | extrahierbare nukleäre Antigene |
| EPEC | enteropathogene Escherichia coli |
| EPO | Erythropoetin |
| ESBL | Extended spectrum beta lactamase - beta-Laktamasen mit breiten Wirkspektrum |
| EVB | Erythozyten-Verteilungsbreite |
| ETEC | enterotoxische Escherichia coli |
| FACS | Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter |
| FEBK | freie Eisenbindungskapazität |
| FEIA | Fluoreszenz-Enzymimmunoassay |
| FFS | freie Fettsäuren |
| FISH | Fluorescence-in-situ Hybridisierung |
| FPIA | Fluoreszenz-Polarisationsassay |
| fPSA | freies Prostataspezifisches Antigen |
| FSH | Follikel stimulierendes Hormon |
| FSME | Frühsommermeningoenzephalitits |
| FT3 | freies Trijodthyronin |
| FT4 | freies Thyroxin |
| GAD | Glutamatdecarboxylase |
| GBM | glomeruläre Basalmembran |
| GC | Gaschromatographie |
| GCMS | Gaschromatographie-Massenspektrometrie |
| GFR | Glomeruläre Filtrationsrate |
| GGT | Gamma-Glutamyl-Transferase |
| GH | Growth Hormone (Wachstumshormon) |
| GLDH | Glutamat-Dehydrogenase |
| GNRH | Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormon |
| GOT | Glutamat-Oxalat-Transferase (= AST) |
| GPT | Glutamat-Pyruvat-Transferase (= ALT) |
| HAH (HHT) | Hämagglutinationshemmtest |
| HAMA | Humane Anti-Mausantikörper |
| HAT | Hämagglutinationstest |
| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus |
| Hb | Hämoglobin |
| HBcAk | Hepatitis B core Antikörper |
| HBDH | Hydroxybutyratdehydrogenase |
| HBeAg | Hepatitis B envelope Antigen |
| HBeAk | Hepatitis B envelope Antikörper |
| HBsAg | Hepatitis B surface Antigen |
| HBsAk | Hepatitis B surface Antikörper |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCG | human Chorigonadotropin |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| HDL | High density Lipoprotein |
| HEV | Hepatitis E Virus |
| HGH | human Growth Hormone |
| HGV | Hepatitis G Virus |
| HIB | Haemophilus influenzae Typ B |
| HIES | Hydroxyindolessigsäure |
| HIG | Haemolysis-in-Gel Test |
| HIT | Heparin-induzierte Thrombozytopenie |
| HIV | Humanes Immundefizienz Virus |
| HKT | Hämatokrit |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| hPLAP | humane Plazenta-alkalische Phosphatase |
| HPLC | High Pressure Liquid Chromatography |
| HPV | Humanes Papilloma Virus |
| HSV | Herpes simplex Virus |
| HTLV | Human T-Zell-Leukämie Virus |
| IA-2 | Inselzell-Antigen 2 |
| ICA | Inselzell-Antikörper |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ICP-MS | Inductive coupled plasma-mass spectrometry |
| ICPM | International Classification of Procedures in Medicine |
| IFCC | International Federation of Clinical Chemistry |
| IFE | Immunfixationselektrophorese |
| IFSG | Infektionsschutzgesetz |
| IFT | Immunfluoreszenztest |
| IgA | Immunglobulin A |
| IgD | Immunglobulin D |
| IgE | Immunglobulin E |
| IGEL | Individuelle Gesundheitsleistung |
| IGF | Insulinlike Growth Factor |
| IGFBP | Insulinlike Growth Factor Binding Protein |
| IgG | Immunglobulin G |
| IgM | Immunglobulin M |
| ILMA | Immunlumineszenz-Assay |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| INSTAND | Institut für Standardisierung und Dokumentation im medizinischen Laboratorium e.V. |
| IR | Infrarotspektroskopie |
| IRMA | Immunradiometrischer Assay |
| ISE | Ionenselektive Elektrode |
| KBE | Kolonie-bildende Einheiten |
| KBR | Komplementbindungsreaktion |
| LAP | Leucinaminopeptidase |
| LCM | Lymphozytäre Choriomeningitis |
| LCMS | Liquidchromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| LCMSMS | Liquidchromatography-Tandem-Mass Spectrometry |
| LCR | Ligase Chain Reaction |
| LDH | Lactatdehydrogenase |
| LDL | Low density Lipoprotein |
| LH | Luteinisierendes Hormon |
| LIA | Lumineszenz-Immunoassay |
| LKM | Liver-Kidney-Mikrosomen-Antikörper |
| LMA | Leberzellmembran-Antikörper |
| LPX | Lipoprotein X |
| LSD | Lysergsäurediethylamid |
| MCA | Mucin-like Carcinom assoziiertes Antigen |
| MCH | mittlerer Hämoglobingehalt des Einzelerythrozyten |
| MCHC | mittlere corpuskuläre Hämoglobinkonzentration |
| MCV | mittleres corpuskuläres Volumen |
| MDA | Malondialdehyd |
| MDRD | Modification of Diet in Renal Disease |
| MEIA | Mikropartikelimmunoassay |
| MEN | Multiple Endokrine Neoplasie |
| MHC | Major histocompatability complex |
| MHK | Minimale Hemmkonzentration |
| MOTT | Mycobacteria other than tubercule bacilli |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistenter Staphylokokkus aureus |
| MSMS | Tandem-Mass-Spectrometrie |
| MTHFR | Methylentetrahydrofolat-Reductase |
| NAG | N-Acetylgulocsaminidase |
| NCCLS | National Commitee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (jetzt: CLSI) |
| NEPH | Nephelometrie |
| NSE | Neuron spezifische Enolase |
| NT | Neutralisationstest |
| NTx | N-terminal Crosslinks |
| OPS301 | Operationenschlüssel nach §301 SGB-V |
| ORSA | Oxacillin-resistenter Staphylokokkus aureus |
| PAGE | Polyacryl-Gelelektrophorese |
| PAI | Plasminogenaktivator-Inaktivator |
| PAP | Prostata Alkalische Phosphatase |
| PAS | Perjod-Acid-Schiff-Reaktion |
| PBP2 | Penicillin-bindendes Protein 2 |
| PCA | Parietalzell-Antikörper |
| PCNA | Proliferating Cell Nuclea Antigen |
| PCP | Pentachlorphenol |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PCT | Procalcitonin |
| PEG | Polyethylenglykol |
| PEI | Paul Ehrlich Institut |
| PFGE | Pulsfeldgelelektrophorese |
| PGS | Phenylglyoxylsäure |
| PHI | Phosphohexose-Isomerase |
| PHOT | Photometrie |
| PMN | Polymorphkernige Neutrophile |
| PP | Pankreatisches Polypeptid |
| PSA | Prostataspezifisches Antigen |
| PTH | Parathormon |
| PTHrP | Parathormon related Protein |
| PTT | Partiale Thromboplastinzeit |
| PUFA | Polyungesättigte Fettsäuren |
| RAST | Radioallergo-Sorbent-Test |
| RF | Rheumafaktor |
| RIA | Radio Immuno Assay |
| RID | Radiale Immundiffusion |
| RKI | Robert Koch Institut |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNP | Ribonukleoprotein |
| RNS | Ribonukleinsäure |
| RSV | Respiratory-syncytial Virus |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcriptase PCR |
| RV | Ringversuch |
| SAA | Serum-Amyloid-A |
| SCC | Squamous-cell-Carcinoma Antigen |
| Scl | Sclerodermie |
| SGB | Sozialgesetzbuch |
| SHBG | Sexualhormonbindendes Globulin |
| SSA | Sjögren-Syndrom Antigen A |
| SSB | Sjögren-Syndrom Antigen B |
| SSW | Schwangerschaftswoche |
| STEC | Shiga-toxin bildende Escherichia coli |
| STH | Somatotropes Hormon (Wachstumshormon) |
| STORCH | Syphillis, Toxoplasmose other infectious agents, Röteln, Cytomegalie, Herpes simplex 1+2 |
| T3 | Trijodthyronin |
| T4 | Thyroxin |
| TAK | AAK gg Thyreoglobulin |
| TBE | Tick borne encephalitis |
| TBG | Thyroxin-bindendes Globulin |
| TG | Thyreoglobulin |
| TGF | Transforming Growth Factor |
| TNF | Tumornekrosefaktor |
| TORCH | Toxoplasmose other infectious agents, Röteln, Cytomegalie, Herpes simplex 1+2 |
| TPA | Tissue Polypeptide Antigen |
| TPE | Typhus-Paratythus-Enteritis |
| TPHA | Treponema pallidum Haemagglutinationstest |
| TPO | Thyroideaperoxidase |
| TPS | Tissue Polypeptide Specific Antigen |
| TPZ | Thromboplastinzeit (Quick) |
| TRAK | TSH-Rezeptor-Antikörper |
| TRH | TSH-releasing Hormon |
| TSH | Thyroidea-stimulierendes Hormon |
| TSS | Toxic-shock-Syndrome |
| TSST | Toxic-shock-Syndrome-Toxin |
| TURB | Turbidimetrie |
| TZ | Thrombinzeit |
| VCA | Virus Capsid Antigen |
| VDRL | Veneral Disease Research Laboratory Test |
| VIP | Vasointestinales Polypeptid |
| VMS | Vanillinmandelsäure |
| VTEC | Verotoxin bildende Escherichia coli |
| WB | Western Blot |
