| ABO blood groups | Blood group types A, B, AB and O |
| BP | Base pair |
| CRD | Carbohydrate-recognition domain |
| EC50 | Effective dose for reaching 50% effect |
| Enos | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| Gal 1, Gal 3, etc. | Galectin 1, galectin 3 and other galectins according to their nomenclature |
| FGR | Fetal growth restriction |
| kDa | Kilo-Dalton |
| pMol | Pico molar quantity (10-12 M) |
| PP13 | Placental protein 13 also called gal-13 and LGALS13 (gene) |
| STBM | Syncytiotrophoblast microparticles |
| WBC | White blood cells |