# alc vs ANC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alc
*noun · frequency rank #49,757*
Abbreviation of alcohol.

### ANC
*noun · frequency rank #15,950*
Initialism of absolute neutrophil count, a blood test measuring the number of neutrophil granulocytes.

## Source
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