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AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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a.c.
Abbreviation on a prescription meaning before meals; from the Latin “ante cibum”, before meals. This is one of a number of abbreviations of Latin terms that have traditionally been used in writing prescriptions.
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A-T
Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is rare genetic disease that affects the nervous system, the immune system, and many other parts of the body. Also known as Louis-Bar syndrome, dilated blood vessels and poor coordination are typical hallmarks of the condition. Small clusters of enlarged blood vessels called telangiectases can occur in the eyes and on the surface of the skin.…
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A-
Prefix indicating the absence or depletion of something: for example, aphagia (not eating) or aphonia (voiceless). The related prefix an- is usually used before a vowel, as in anemia (without blood) and anoxia (without oxygen).
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A (adenine)
In genetics, A stands for adenine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is G-C (guanine-cytosine). Each base pair forms a “rung of the DNA ladder.” A DNA nucleotide is made of a molecule of sugar, a molecule of phosphoric acid, and a molecule called a base.…
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Price Stability
Price stability is the condition in which the domestic currency retains its purchasing power by maintaining low and stable inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index over the medium term. Price stability does not imply that prices do not change; it means that prices grow at a moderate pace. Price stability can be defined…
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Inflation
Inflation is the increase of overall price levels and consequently the decrease in purchasing power. It occurs primarily due to increased demand for products and services, which, in turn, raises prices. Inflation, therefore, represents growth. However, too much inflation is also harmful if purchasing power decreases much more than inflated prices, decreasing overall spending and…
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Employment
In the terms of economics, employment means the state of having a job or being employed. If one has to employ someone, they have to pay them. The one who employs is called the employer, and the one who is getting paid for providing services is the employee. Employers can be an organization or an individual,…
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Aggregate Supply
In economics, aggregate supply or domestic final supply is the total supply of goods and services that firms in a national economy plan on selling during a specific time period. It is the total amount of goods and services that firms are willing and able to sell at a given price level in an economy. …
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Aggregate Demand
In macroeconomics, aggregate demand (AD) or domestic final demand (DFD) is the total demand for final goods and services in an economy at a given time. It is often called effective demand, though at other times this term is distinguished. This is the demand for the gross domestic product of a country. It specifies the amount of goods and services that will be…
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