| Ag | Antigen |
| BRAF oncogene | B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| CRISPR-Cas | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and associated protein Cas |
| CVB | Chrysanthemum B virus |
| DARQ | Detection of Amplification by Release of Quenching |
| DIG | Digoxigenin |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FLOS | Fluorescence of Loop primer upon Self-dequenching |
| hBRCA1 | gene human breast cancer 1 gene |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| HEV | Hepatitis E Virus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HTLV-1 | Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 |
| iNAATs | Isothermal nucleic acid amplification techniques |
| IV | Influenza virus |
| LAMP | loop-mediated isothermal amplification |
| LED light | Light-emitting diode light |
| LFA | lateral flow assays |
| MD | Mediaton displacement |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus |
| MERT-LAMP | Multiple Endonuclease Restriction Real-Time LAMP technology |
| mLAMP | multiplex LAMP |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| NTDs | Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| PEI polymer | Polyethylenimine or polyaziridine polymer |
| POC | point-of-care |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| QPD | Quencher Probe Duplex |
| QUASR | Quenching of Unincorporated Amplification Signal Reporters |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 |
| TAMRA | Tetramethylrhodamine |
| UV light | Ultraviolet light |