AST

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abbreviation

Alaska standard time

-ast

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noun suffix

: one connected with

ecdysiast

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Etymology

Noun suffix

Middle English, from Latin -astes, from Greek -astēs, from verbs in -azein

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AST

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Medical Definition

AST

abbreviation

aspartate aminotransferase; aspartate transaminase

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