Definition of Ab-
1. Prefix. (context: non-productive) From ¹
2. Prefix. (context: non-productive) Away from; outside of. ¹
3. Prefix. (physics) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: ''abcoulomb''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ab-
1.
1. A prefix meaning from or away from, off.
2. Applied to electrical units in the CGS-electromagnetic system to distinguish them from units in the CGS-electrostatic system (prefix stat-) and those in the metric system or SI system (no prefix).
Origin: L. Ab, from, usually abs-before c, q, and t; often a-before m, p, or v
(05 Mar 2000)
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