| ACTA2 | actin alpha 2 |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AT | atypical mRNA subtype |
| BA | basal mRNA subtype |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CAV | caveolin |
| CD147 | cluster of differentiation 147 |
| CL | classical mRNA subtype |
| DHODH | dihydroorotate dehydrogenase |
| ECAR | extracellular acidification rate |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinomas |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporter |
| ME | mesenchymal mRNA subtype |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| RT-DC | real-time deformability cytometry |
| TME | tumour microenvironment |
| VIM | vimentin |