albumin-globulin ratio

albumin-globulin ratio: the ratio of albumin to globulin in blood serum, plasma, or urine in various types of renal or liver disease, a formerly widely used assessment of protein composition that is now being replaced by quantitiative measurement of specific serum proteins.

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A/G RATIO — Albumin/globulin ratio (Medical) … Abbreviations dictionary
A-G ratio — albumin globulin r … Medical dictionary
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ALB/GLOB — albumin/globulin [ratio] … Medical dictionary
A/G — • albumin globulin [ratio] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ALB/GLOB — • albumin/globulin [ratio] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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