| AGC | absolute granulocyte count; automatic gain control |
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| 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... |
| ANC | absolute neutrophil count; acid neutralization capacity; antigen-neutralizing capacity; Army Nurse C... |
| ARP | absolute refractory period |
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| ATA | atmosphere absolute pressure |
| %MAE | mean absolute error |
| MDAPE | median absolute performance error |
| absolute terminal innervation ratio | The number of motor endplates divided by the number of terminal axons related to them. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| absolute threshold | The lowest limit of any perception whatever. Compare: differential threshold. Synonym: stimulus threshold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute unit | A unit whose value is constant regardless of place or time and not derived from dependent on gravitation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute viscosity | Force per unit area applied tangentially to a fluid, causing unit rate of displacement of parallel planes separated by a unit distance; units in CGS system: poise. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute zero | <chemistry, physics> This is the lowest possible temperature (0 Kelvin, -273.15 degrees Celsius, -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit). at this temperature, all molecular motion stops. (15 Jan 1998) |
| atmosphere absolute | <physics> A unit of absolute pressure (also known as barometric pressure) expressed in atm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CD4 count, absolute | The number of helper T-lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood. With HIV, the absolute CD4 count declines as the infection progresses. The absolute CD4 count is frequently used to monitor the extent of immune suppression in persons with HIV. Also called a T4 count. (12 Dec 1998) |