Meanings
nounKing-Armstrong unit (plural King-Armstrong units)
plural King-Armstrong units
- An obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in the blood.
Origin
Named after Canadian biochemist Earl Judson King (1901–1962) and Canadian physician Arthur Riley Armstrong (1904–?).
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King-Armstrong unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King-Armstrong%20unit
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