act

n. a complex behavior, as distinct from a simple movement.

ACT

1. abbreviation for acceptance and commitment therapy.

2. abbreviation for atropine-coma therapy.

3. abbreviation for attention-control training.

4. abbreviation for Auditory Consonant Trigram.

acronym (pronounced act-star) for adaptive control of thought theory, in revised form. ACT* is a theory of the mental representation of knowledge and of skilled behaviors that implement knowledge. [formulated by U.S. cognitive psychologist John R. Anderson (1947– )]

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January 31st 2025

prescription drug

a medication that can be legally acquired only from a pharmacy and only on the basis of a written, faxed, telephoned, or electronically submitted order (the prescription or script) from a physician.