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blood alcohol concentration

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blood alcohol concentration
n.
The concentration of alcohol in the blood, expressed as the weight of alcohol in a fixed volume of blood and used as a measure of the degree of intoxication in an individual. The concentration depends on body weight, the quantity and rate of alcohol ingestion, and the rates of alcohol absorption and metabolism.
blood alcohol concentration Blood alcohol level Clinical chemistry The serum levels of ethanol in an individual who has imbibed same; U.S. federal mandate has defined 80 mg/dL as legal intoxication


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