LUC/LYC

English translation: LUC% (large unstained cells over lymphocyte count)

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Spanish term or phrase:LUC/LYC
English translation:LUC% (large unstained cells over lymphocyte count)
Entered by: David Russell

08:44 Dec 2, 2020
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Medical - Medical (general) / Blood testing
Spanish term or phrase: LUC/LYC
Abbreviation that appears in the results of a complete blood count. The hospital is in Galicia:

Linfocitos % 3.6,
Monocitos % 5.3,
Neutrófilos % 88.2,
Eosinófilos % 1.3,
Basófilos % 1.0,
***LUC / LYC 0.6,***
Linfocitos 0.55

ThankS!
David Russell
Spain
Local time: 18:58
LUC% (large unstained cells over lymphocyte count)
Explanation:
Se refiere al porcentaje de células grandes no teñidas sobre el total de linfocitos. En inglés creo que se expresa simplemente como LUC%.
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4 +2LUC% (large unstained cells over lymphocyte count)
Chema Nieto Castañón
5 -1Large Unstained Cells/Light Yellow Cells
Eliana Scasserra
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Large Unstained Cells/Light Yellow Cells


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https://healthmatters.io/understand-blood-test-results/large...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.researchgate.net/figure/Ind...

Eliana Scasserra
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disagree  liz askew: I don't think light Yellow cells are part of a blood test though, 'light yellow' neurosecretory cells in the freshwater ... - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › ... Intracellular microelectrodes were used to study a cluster of neurosecretory 'Light Yellow' C
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LUC% (large unstained cells over lymphocyte count)


Explanation:
Se refiere al porcentaje de células grandes no teñidas sobre el total de linfocitos. En inglés creo que se expresa simplemente como LUC%.

Chema Nieto Castañón
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agree  liz askew: so I was right, ha ha!!
1 hr
  -> :)) I have just seen your last notes in your post in Refs; yeap, that is -I believe! ;)

agree  Neil Ashby
3 hrs
  -> Grax. Saludos, Neil.
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Reference comments


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Did you mean: LUC LAC


Diagnóstico precoz de leucemias mediante análisis ...axonveterinaria.net › centroveterinario
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eosinófilos y 5 LUC (células grandes no teñidas). Los porcentajes de las distintas poblaciones leucocitarias son normales. No se observa densidad de ...

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could LYC

be a typo for

leuc/kocytes

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Francisco Henrique Moura George - NOCS.ptnocs.pt › uploads › 2015/11 › Prescr...
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Haematocrit / Hematócrito. LUC. Large Unstained Cells / Leucócitos grandes sem atividade peroxidásica. LYM. Lymphocytes / Linfócitos. M. Masculino.

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haematological reassessment of rheumatoid ... - CiteSeerXciteseerx.ist.psu.edu › viewdoc › download
Hemalog D can distinguish and count neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils and large unstained cells (LUC) which correspond to large ...
by DA ISENBERG · ‎1986 · ‎Cited by 10 · ‎Related articles

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Supplement data: Table 1. Hematology - ScienceCentralwww.e-sciencecentral.org › media › bt-26-512_sup
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LUC (%). 0.9 ± 0.29. 0.9 ± 0.25. 0.8 ± 0.32. 1.1 ± 0.22. 1 ± 0.18. 1.1 ± 0.29 ... Neutrophil (absolute); LYMA Lymphocyte (absolute); MONA. Monocyte. (absolute); EOSA Eosinophil (absolute); BASA Basophil (absolute); LUCA Large Unstained ... Prostate (g). 0.695 ± 0.165. 0.737 ±. 0.1124. 0.643 ±. 0.1233. 0.655 ±. 0.0925.

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hi again

they seem to be referring to a ratio, i.e.


The Relative Merit of Various Cytochemical Quantities and ...academic.oup.com › ajcp › article-pdf › ajcpath83-0073
****large unstained cells (LUC), lymphocytes (LYMPH), the ratio. LUC/LYMPH***, WBC, and LUC X WBC as measured on day. 12 following start of induction ...

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This is just a blood count

Analítica de Urgencias (9/12/2014):
*HEMATOLOGIA: Hematíes 3.8, Hemoglobina 11.4, Hematocrito 36.4, Volume corpuscular
medio 95.8, Hemoglobina Corp. Media 30, C.Hemoglobina Corp. Media 31.3, Plaquetas 498, MPV
7.2, Leucocitos 13.9, Linfocitos % 5.9, Monocitos % 8.2, Neutrófilos % 84.1, Eosinófilos % 0.6,
Basófilos % 0.3, LUC / LYC 0.9, Linfocitos 0.82, Monocitos 1.13, Neutrófilos 11.7, Eosinófilos
0.08, Basófilos 0.04, Anisocitosis +, Macrocitosis +, Hipocromía +
*COAGULACIÓN: T.P. (cociente) 1.19, TTPA (cociente) 1.14, I.N.R. 1.18
*BIOQUIMICA: Glucosa 99, Urea 30, Creatinina 0.69, Sodio 139.0, Potasio 4, Calcio 9, GOT (
AST ) 54, GPT ( ALT ) 70, Amilasa 261.
*ORINA: Densidade relativa 1015, pH 6, Act. Esterasa (Leucocitaria) (+), Nitrito (cualitati

I can only find a couple of examples of LYC, so am not sure what it means

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last finding:


Leukemia - The American Journal of Medicinewww.amjmed.com › article › pdf
Using the Hemalog D,” we determined the :size of peripheral lymphocytes and the number of ***large unstained cells as a percentage of the total lymphocyte count*** ( ...
by JL Binet · ‎1977 · ‎Cited by 56 · ‎Related articles

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So, seems I was right! Phew....

liz askew
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4558
Note to reference poster
Asker: NO, the original document repeatedly uses LUC/LYC. I asw the "large unstained cells", however the patient was admitted for heart surgery, completely unrelated to leukaemia, so I don't think that is it, but not certain

Asker: Yes you were Liz, sorry about that!


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agree  Neil Ashby: You've done all the work and provided references...
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  -> Yup, as usual!;)
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