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assigned sex at birth

Sex designation at birth... Read More

assistance in filing compensation claims

Making victims aware of the availability of ... Read More

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Formal education leading to an associate-degree in nursing (ADN)... Read More

assumption

Something taken for granted or accepted as true in the absence of proof... Read More

assumption of risk

A legal doctrine that may relieve perpetrators of liability for injuries to victims if the victim voluntarily entered into a situation knowing that there was a risk of foreseeable injury... Read More

asylee

An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution... Read More

asymptomatic

A descriptive term conveying that a person does not have symptoms of an illness or condition... Read More

ATM

A descriptive term conveying that a person does not have symptoms of an illness or condition... Read More

atomic blast

Street name, slang, or code word for synthetic cannabinoids... Read More

atraumatic

A descriptive term conveying that a procedure does not produce injury or trauma... Read More

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