| A/C | albumin/coagulin [ratio]; anterior chamber of eye; assist control [ventilation] |
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| ACMV | assist-controlled mechanical ventilation |
| ACV | acute cardiovascular [disease]; acyclovir; assisted controlled ventilation; atrial/carotid/ventricul... |
| alv | vent alveolar ventilation |
| AMV | assisted mechanical ventilation; avian myeloblastosis virus |
| length-breadth index | The ratio of the maximal breadth to the maximal length of the head, obtained by the formula: (breadth × 100)/length. Synonym: length-breadth index. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| length-height index | The relation of the height to the length of the skull: (height × 100)/length. Synonym: height-length index, length-height index, transversovertical index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukopenic index | A significant decrease in the white blood count after ingestion of food to which a patient is hypersensitive, a count made during the normal fasting state being used as the basis for evaluation of the postprandial count. (05 Mar 2000) |