| AT | abdominal thrusts; achievement test; Achilles tendon; Achard-Thiers [syndrome]; adaptive thermogenes... |
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| at | air tight; atom, atomic |
| AV | Adriamycin and vincristine; air velocity; allergic vasculitis; anteroventral; anteversion; anticipat... |
| av | air velocity; average; avulsion |
| AVI | air velocity index; Association of Veterinary Inspectors |
| laminar air flow unit | An air-filtering system used at some transplant facilities to remove particulate matter and fungi from the air. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| functional residual air | The volume of air remaining in the lungs at the end of a normal, quiet expiration. It is the sum of the residual volume and the expiratory reserve volume. Common abbreviation is frc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| liquid air | Air that, by means of intense cold and pressure, has been liquefied. (05 Mar 2000) |