Throughout this website we use British (Oxford Dictionary) recommended spellings.
However the recommendations often allow for more than one spelling and may also change with the passage of time as documented in the latest edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of the English Language.
Spelling of some transfusion terminology may therefore vary. The list below provides some alternative spellings.
Common used UKBTS spelling | Alternative spellings |
allogeneic | allogenic |
alloimmunisation | alloimmunization |
anaemia | anemia |
antiplatelet |
anti-platelet, anti-D, anti Kell The use of anti- or anti as well as non-spaced appearances is implemented inconsistently throughout the literature. Users are advised to try the various options when using search facilities. |
autotransfusion | auto transfusion |
erythropoietin | epoetin, rHuEPO, epoetin-alpha |
foetal | fetal |
foetus | fetus |
gravis myasthaenia | myasthenia gravis |
haematemesis | hematemesis |
haematocrit | hematocrit |
haematologic | hematologic |
haematology | hematology |
haemodilution | hemodilution |
haemoglobin | hemoglobin |
haemolysis | hemolysis |
haemolytic | hemolytic |
haemophilia | hemophilia |
haemorrhage | hemorrhage |
haemostasis | hemostasis |
haemotransfusion | hemotransfusion |
hypovolaemic shock | hypovolemic shock |
intra uterine | intrauterine |
intraoperative | intraoperative, intraoperative |
leucocyte | leukocyte |
leucodepleted | leukodepleted |
leucoreduction | leukoreduction |
metaanalysis | meta-analysis, meta analysis |
neutropaenia | neutropenia |
nonhaematologic | nonhematologic |
normovolaemic | normovolemic |
orthopaedic | orthopaedic |
perfluorocarbon | perflurocarbon |
perioperative | perioperative, perioperative |
polyhaemoglobin | polyhemoglobin |
postoperative | postoperative, postoperative |
preoperative | pre-operative, pre operative |
randomised | randomized |
septicaemia | septicemia |
sickle cell | sickle-cell |
thalassaemia | thalassemia |