Word
AAAL
Phoneticsaaal
Definitions
01linguistics association
n. a professional group for people who study how language is used in real life.
n. the American Association for Applied Linguistics, a professional society for scholars in the field of applied linguistics.
“She presented her research on bilingualism at the annual AAAL conference.”
“The AAAL conference serves as a primary venue for disseminating empirical research on second language acquisition and sociolinguistics.”
Technical · Academic
Usage
Usually functions as a proper noun without an article.
02medical limitation
n. a way doctors describe how joint pain stops someone from doing daily activities.
n. arthritis-attributable activity limitation; a clinical measure of functional impairment caused by arthritic conditions.
“The doctor checked if the patient had AAAL when walking up stairs.”
“Public health initiatives aim to reduce the prevalence of AAAL among the elderly population through early intervention and physical therapy.”
Technical
Usage
Commonly used in medical reports and public health statistics.
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