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[alt] Music.
–adjective
1. high.
–noun
2. in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.

Origin:
1525–35; < Pr < L altum, n. use of neut. of altus high
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Main Entry: ALT
Function: abbreviation
alanine aminotransferase
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ALT (ā'ěl-tē')
n.
Alanine aminotransferase; an enzyme in serum and body tissues that catalyzes the transfer of amino acid groups from l-alanine to 2-ketoglutarate or the reverse, thus allowing nitrogen to be excreted or incorporated into other compounds.

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