Abbreviations and American slang

Appropriation of African American slang byAsian American youth

This article explores the ways in which Asian American teenagers creatively appropriated two African American slang terms: aite and na mean. While some teens racialized slang as belonging to African Americans, other teens authenticated identities as slang speakers. Through close analysis of slang-inuse and particularly of the metapragmatic discussions such uses inspired, this article examines h...

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Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee Tenth meeting Report Annex 3 Annex 3 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE IN 2008 Mo Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mo Tue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17...

Medical slang in British hospitals.

The usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine are discussed. The colloquial vocabulary is further described and a comprehensive glossary of common UK terms provided in appendix. This forms the first list of slang terms currently in use throughout the British medical establishment.

Acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAMI American Association of Medical Instrumentation ACCP American College of Chest Physicians ACD-A Anticoagulant dextrose solution A ACE-I Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor(s) ADQI Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AKD Acute kidney diseases and disorders AKI Acute kidney injury AKIN Acute Kidney Injury Network ANP Atrial natriuretic pepti...