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AS-PCR
allele-specific polymerase chain reaction
ASA
acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
aSAH
aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
ASAM
American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASAS 20/40/50/70
Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis response criteria 20/40/50/70
ASCO
American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASCVD
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASD
Adult Spinal Deformity
ASD
antiseizure drug
ASD
autism spectrum disorder
ASD
atrial septal defect
ASD
adjacent segment disease
ASGE
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
ASGPR
asialoglycoprotein receptor
ASGS
American Society of General Surgeons
ASH
American Society of Hematology
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
ASHF
acute systolic heart failure
ASIA
American Spinal Injury Association
ASIA A
complete spinal injury impairment; no sensory or motor function is preserved in sacral segments S4-S5
ASIA B
incomplete spinal injury impairment; sensory, but not motor, function is preserved below the neurologic level and extends through sacral segments S4-S5
ASIA C
incomplete spinal injury impairment; motor function is preserved below the neurologic level, and most key muscles below the neurologic level have a muscle grade of less than 3
ASIA D
incomplete spinal injury impairment; motor function is preserved below the neurologic level, and most key muscles below the neurologic level have a muscle grade that is greater than or equal to 3
ASIA E
spine is normal; sensory and motor functions are normal
ASIPP
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
ASL
arterial spin-labeling
ASM
airway smooth muscle
ASMA
Anti Smooth Muscle Antibody
ASMBS
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
ASNR
American Society of Neuroradiology
ASO
allele-specific oligonucleotide
ASO
Anterior Segmental Osteotomy
ASO
antisense oligonucleotide
ASO
Antistreptolysin O
ASPARD
American Society of ADHD and Related Disorders
ASPN
American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
ASPS
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ASRA
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
ASRM
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
ASS1
argininosuccinate synthase 1