ASCP SCYM Specialist in Cytometry Vocabulary Game
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About the ASCP SCYM Specialist in Cytometry Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 20 ASCP SCYM Specialist in Cytometry terms across 5 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
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Sources for these terms (19)
- Photomultiplier Tubes · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Introduction to Flow Cytometry: A Learning Guide · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Selection and Validation Strategy for Adding Antibodies to Flow Cytometry Panels (ICCS Module 21) · Source checked 2026-11-05
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: MRD · Source checked 2026-11-05
- The ISHAGE guidelines for CD34+ cell determination by flow cytometry (PubMed abstract) · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Minimal Residual Disease and Complete Response in Multiple Myeloma: Use as Endpoints to Support Accelerated Approval · Source checked 2026-11-05
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: CTC · Source checked 2026-11-05
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: ploidy · Source checked 2026-11-05
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: DNA ploidy · Source checked 2026-11-05
- ISAC Data Standards: Flow Cytometry Standard (FCS) · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Quantitating Fluorescence Intensity From Fluorophore: The Definition of MESF Assignment · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Flow Cytometer Performance: Characterization, Standardization, and Control · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Formalization of the MESF Unit of Fluorescence Intensity · Source checked 2026-11-05
- NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods: 6.5.5 Principal Components · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030 · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Flow Cytometry: A Blessing and a Curse · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Specialist in Cytometry - SCYM(ASCP) and SCYM(ASCPi) Examination Content Guideline (revised September 25, 2025) · Source checked 2026-11-05
- Laser Products and Instruments (FDA) · Source checked 2026-11-05
About the SCYM Exam
ASCP BOC Specialist-level credential for senior flow cytometry technologists. Co-administered with the cytometry community. Validates expertise in flow cytometry instrumentation (lasers, optics, fluidics, fluorochromes, compensation), hematolymphoid immunophenotyping (CLL, MCL, AML, B-ALL, T-ALL, plasma cell, MRD), HIV CD4 monitoring, stem cell enumeration (ISHAGE protocol), apoptosis assays, data analysis/gating, and quality control.
Exam sponsor: ASCP BOC. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
100 questions
Time Limit
2 hours 30 minutes
Passing Score
Scaled
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the SCYM vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the SCYM vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 20 SCYM terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the SCYM terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the ASCP BOC content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What is ISHAGE?
ISHAGE is the standard protocol for CD34+ stem cell enumeration in HCT (hematopoietic cell transplant) products. Single-platform gating: SSC/CD45 → CD34+/CD45dim → 7-AAD- (viability). Reports absolute CD34+ cells/μL and total CD34+ cells per kg recipient body weight. Transplant target dose typically ≥2-5 × 10⁶ CD34+/kg.
What is the CLL Matutes score?
Matutes (also called Royal Marsden) score for CLL diagnosis: 1 point each for (1) CD5+; (2) CD23+; (3) sIg dim; (4) FMC7-; (5) CD22 or CD79b weak/negative. Score ≥4 supports CLL; score ≤3 suggests another B-cell lymphoma (mantle cell t(11;14) cyclin D1+ scores low — often 1-2).