"ANC" meaning in English

See ANC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ANC
  1. (South Africa) Initialism of African National Congress. Tags: South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: African National Congress Categories (topical): South African politics Translations (African National Congress): 非國大 (Chinese Mandarin), 非国大 (Fēiguódà) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-ANC-en-name-yHSjsk~K Disambiguation of South African politics: 72 6 7 16 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 17 19 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 9 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 57 14 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 15 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 56 12 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 19 16 15

Noun

Forms: ANCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ANC (countable and uncountable, plural ANCs)
  1. (medicine, immunology) Initialism of absolute neutrophil count: a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: absolute neutrophil count (extra: a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes) Categories (topical): Immunology, Medicine Translations (absolute neutrophil count): تِعْدَاد العَدِلَات المُطْلَق (tiʕdād al-ʕadilāt al-muṭlaq) (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-ANC-en-noun-pQ2zH9k9 Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'absolute neutrophil count': 93 2 5
  2. (healthcare) Initialism of antenatal care. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: antenatal care Categories (topical): Healthcare
    Sense id: en-ANC-en-noun-5cMBXc1v Topics: government, healthcare
  3. (audio) Initialism of active noise control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: active noise control
    Sense id: en-ANC-en-noun-6jnHHUa8 Topics: audio, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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