| ARF | acute renal failure; acute respiratory failure; acute rheumatic fever; Addiction Research Foundation... |
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| ASP | abnormal spinal posture; acute symmetric polyarthritis; African swine pox; aged substrate plasma; al... |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| AVA | activity vector analysis; antiviral antibody; aortic valve area; aortic valve atresia; arteriovenous... |
| BSA | benzenesulfonic acid; Biofeedback Society of America; bismuth-sulfite agar; bis-trimethylsilyl-aceta... |
| fusion area | The area in and about the macula retinae in which stimulation of noncorresponding retinal points nevertheless results in stereoscopic vision. Synonym: fusion area. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Little's area | An area on the anterior portion of the nasal septum rich in capillaries (Kiesselbach's plexus) and often the seat of epistaxis. Synonym: Little's area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| local area networks | Communications networks connecting various hardware devices together within or between buildings by means of a continuous cable or voice data telephone system. (12 Dec 1998) |