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English
Noun
AKI (countable and uncountable, plural AKIs)
- (automotive) Abbreviation of anti-knock index.
- (pathology) Initialism of acute kidney injury.
2011, Pauline K. Park, “Assessment of Noncardiac Perioperative Risk”, in Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 85:A single episode of AKI as defined by RIFLE criteria has been found to be associated with long-term mortality in proportion to severity of the insult.
Coordinate terms
- (anti-knock index): MON (motor octane number), RON (research octane number)
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
AKI (uncountable)
- Acronym of angka kematian ibu (“maternal mortality rate”).