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flag,
n 1. a type of indicator used for identification.
2. a label that signals the occurrence of some medical condition (“red flag”).

flag
see udder edema.

flag
Lab medicine A determined value on a diagnostic test at or above which a certain action is taken; eg fasting glucose > 7.8 mmol/L–US: > 140 mg/dL, is a flag for notifying the attending physician, who might not otherwise suspect DM. See Decision level, Panic value, Red flag.


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By the time the Record visited the site, behind the Menzies Belford Hotel, the workmen were flying the flag in defiance of their bosses and a second saltire had also appeared.
FLYING THE FLAG (FOR YOU) This is your captain speaking, I'd like to welcome you aboard this Eurovision flight, The duration will be three minutes exactly, Now sit back, relax and enjoy the flight.
As 24 countries prepare to battle it out in Helsinki, Scooch's song Flying The Flag (For You) is a 28-1 outsider, according to Ladbrokes.
 
 
 
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