| AI | artificial intelligence |
| Ang-1 | angiopoietin-1 |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CLRs | C-type lectin receptors |
| CNN | convolutional neural network |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DC-SIGN | dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin |
| DNN | deep neural network |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| FVIIa | factor VIIa |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GNN | graph neural network |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box 1 |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IL | interleukin |
| LAMP-1 | lysosome-associated membrane protein 1 |
| LASSO | least absolute shrinkage and selection operator |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAC | membrane attack complex |
| ML | machine learning |
| mNGS | metagenomic next-generation sequencing |
| MOFA | multi-omics factor analysis |
| MMP8 | matrix metalloproteinase 8 |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| PCT | procalcitonin |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PRRs | pattern-recognition receptors |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| qSOFA | quick sequential organ failure assessment |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| RF | random forest |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| scRNA-seq | single-cell RNA sequencing |
| SHAP | Shapley additive explanations |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| SVM | support vector machine |
| TIE2 | tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains 2 |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| WES | whole-exome sequencing |
| WGCNA | weighted gene co-expression network analysis |
| WGS | whole-genome sequencing |
| XGBoost | extreme gradient boosting |
| ZO | zonula occludens |