| RBC | Red blood cell |
| CRBC | RBC from cord blood |
| PRBC | Packed red blood cell |
| EGTA | Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HBB | Hemoglobin β-subunits |
| FIFO | First-in first-out |
| SBF | Skin blood flow |
| PN | Premature newborn |
| ELBW | Extremely low birth weight |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| ROP | Retinopathy of prematurity |
| BPD | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| CFA | Cell flow analyzer |
| ER | Elongation ratio |
| MER | Median elongation ratio |
| LDFC | Low-deformable cell |
| UDFC | Undeformable cell |
| HDFC | High-deformable cell |