| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| CCD | Charge-coupled device |
| CFD | Computational fluid dynamics |
| CFL | Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy |
| CGI | Computer generated image |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| DAPI | 4’,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindol |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GCI | Grid convergence index |
| HEK | Human embryonic kidney |
| HEp-2 | Human epithelioma-2 |
| MDCK | Madin-Darby canine kidney |
| MRF | Multiple reference frame |
| NADPH | Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NADP+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| Nd:YAG | Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet |
| PISO | Pressure implicit with splitting of operator |
| PIV | Particle image velocimetry |
| PLIC | Piece-wise linear interface calculation |
| PMMA | Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| RANS | Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes |
| SIMPLE | Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations |
| SST | Shear stress transport |
| VOF | Volume of fluid |