| ACR | abnormally contracting region; absolute catabolic rate; acriflavine; adenomatosis of colon and rectu... |
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| AGC | absolute granulocyte count; automatic gain control |
| AIU | absolute iodine uptake; antigen-inducing unit |
| AL | absolute latency; acinar lumen; acute leukemia; adaptation level; albumin; alcoholism [and other dru... |
| ALC | absolute lymphocyte count; acute lethal catatonia; aided living center; Alternative Lifestyle Checkl... |
| absolute filter | <apparatus> A fine-pored, steam-sterilisable filter that is used to trap airborne microorganisms. The filter's pores are about 2 micrometres in diameter, smaller than the particles it is designed to remove. (06 May 1997) |
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| absolute glaucoma | The final stage of blindness in glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute gravity | <chemistry> The value that denotes the density (specific gravity) at standard conditions (for gases, these conditions are standard atmospheric pressure at zero degrees Celsius). (06 May 1997) |
| absolute hemianopia | Hemianopsia in which the affected field is totally insensitive to all visual stimuli. Synonym: complete hemianopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute hyperopia | Manifest hyperopia that cannot be overcome by an effort of accommodation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute instabilities | <physics> A class of plasma instabilities growing exponentially with time at a point in space, in contrast to convective instabilities. (09 Oct 1997) |
| absolute intensity threshold acuity | The minimal light that can be seen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute leukocytosis | An actual increase in the total number of leukocytes in the circulating blood, as distinguished from a relative increase (such as that observed in dehydration). (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute oils | Essential oils that are obtained by the removal of insoluble compounds from concrete oils. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute pressure | Pressure measured with respect to zero pressure. Compare: gauge pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute refractory period | The period following excitation when no response is possible regardless of the intensity of the stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute risk | <statistics> The excess risk due to exposure to a specific hazard (disease, injury, etc.) (15 Jan 1998) |
| absolute scale | An obsolete term for Kelvin scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute scotoma | A scotoma in which there is no perception of light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute system of units | A system based on absolute units accepted as being fundamental (length, mass, time) and from which other units (force, energy or work, power) are derived; such system's in common use are the foot-pound-second, centimeter-gram-second, and meter-kilogram-second system's. (05 Mar 2000) |