Also known as: AP., AP..., ap_
AP has various meanings in the British medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of AP in British medicine.
A nonaspirin pain reliever or analgesic. Acetaminophen may be given alone to relieve pain and inflammation or it may be combined with other drugs, as in some migraine medications, which contain acetaminophen, a barbiturate, and caffeine.
British medicineAmpicillin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family and is roughly equivalent toamoxicillin in terms of activity.
British medicineThe maximum instantaneous value of alternating current or voltage. It can be in either a positive or negative direction. The greatest distance through which an oscillating body moves from the mid point. OR A measure of floor vibration. It is the magnitude or total distance traveled by each oscillation of the vibration. OR A measurement of the distance from highest to lowest excursion of a variable or physical motion. Often used with reference to waveforms.
British medicineAcid phosphatase is a phosphatase, a type of enzyme, used to free attached phosphoryl groups from other molecules during digestion.
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