adh

IPA/ˈad/
IPA/ˈæd/

adh — 縮寫

1. the abbreviation used in medicine and biology for antidiuretic hormone, a body c

1.縮寫C2
釋義

抗利尿激素

調節保水的荷爾蒙縮寫

the abbreviation used in medicine and biology for antidiuretic hormone, a body chemical that helps the kidneys keep water

例句

The chart showed low ADH after Mina lost too much fluid.

圖表顯示 Mina 流失太多水分後，ADH 偏低。

low ADH in a medical chart

Dr. Okafor ordered an ADH test when Leo stayed thirsty all day.

Leo 整天都很口渴，所以 Okafor 醫師安排了 ADH 檢查。

ADH test in a symptom check

同義詞

文法句型

low/high ADH

ADH test

ADH helps + clause

用法筆記

Usually written in capital letters in charts, lab reports, and textbooks. In less technical contexts, writers may use the full names antidiuretic hormone or vasopressin instead.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor said my adh is low.
✅The doctor said my ADH is low.
💡this scientific abbreviation is normally written in capital letters.
❌ADH means alcohol dehydrogenase in my kidney report.
✅ADH means antidiuretic hormone in my kidney report.
💡in contexts about thirst, urine, and water balance, ADH usually refers to the hormone.

2. the abbreviation used in chemistry and medicine for alcohol dehydrogenase, an en

2.縮寫C2
釋義

酒精脫氫酶

分解酒精酵素的縮寫

the abbreviation used in chemistry and medicine for alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme that helps break down alcohol in the body

例句

The lab sheet links ADH activity to how fast the liver clears alcohol.

化驗單把 ADH 活性和肝臟清除酒精的速度連在一起。

ADH activity in a lab result

Sahil studied ADH before the lesson on alcohol and liver damage.

在酒精與肝臟傷害那堂課之前，Sahil 先讀了 ADH。

同義詞
  • alcohol dehydrogenase

    the full enzyme name used outside shorthand writing

  • enzyme

    a broader term for the kind of protein ADH is in this sense

文法句型

ADH activity

ADH type

ADH in the liver

用法筆記

Common in lab reports, biology classes, and research writing about alcohol metabolism. When a text is aimed at general readers, the full term alcohol dehydrogenase is usually clearer.

常見錯誤

❌The article said ADH controls how much urine we make.
✅The article said ADH breaks alcohol down in the body.
💡in enzyme studies, ADH refers to alcohol dehydrogenase, not the water-balance hormone.
❌The teacher called it a hormone named ADH.
✅The teacher called it an enzyme named ADH.
💡this sense is about an enzyme, not a hormone.