Meanings
Abcde1
- PhilippinesUSuncommonA unisex given name originating as a coinage.
ABCDE2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableemergency medicineInitialism of airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (“possible issues in a patient to be treated in descending order of priority”).
Origin
From the first five letters of the English alphabet.
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