Acronym
Korean Studies
"Quilmes" is the major beer of Argentina.
Atlanta, Georgia is a major U.S. city. Atlantic City, New Jersey and Albany, New York are major cities.
Grave, stern, sober, heavy, major, vital, acute.
Acronym
It's called an acronym.acronym
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medical terms for fractured bones
It's called an 'acronym'.
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Words like LASER and BODMAS, are acronyms.
It's called an acronym.acronym
There is no special medical terminology. The common terminology for such "words" is either acronym or initialism.
It's called an acronym.acronym
An 'acronym'Main Entry: ac·ro·nymPronunciation: \ˈa-krə-ˌnim\Function: nounEtymology: acr- + -onymDate: 1943: a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation (as FBI: initialism- ac·ro·nym·ic \ˌa-krə-ˈni-mik\ adjective- ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverbsource: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acronym