JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Alternative Spellings

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-D
anti-Kell

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