ama

1. (Ayurveda) A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.countableuncountable

1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) paternal grandmother; paternal grandmaExamples: ""Perhaps," her grandmother had said. She was nearing death at that point, Mia's ama. Her body was wracked with arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, osteoporosis and more. The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly."Philippinescolloquial

2. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) term of address for one's paternal grandmotherExamples: "There would always be some food offerrings there, and every morning, Amma would burn some incense. More elaborate offerings were made on the anniversaries of his birth and death, and the Chinese festivals for the dead such as Qingming in April and the Hungry Ghosts on the seventh lunar month."Philippinescolloquial

1. (US, medicine) Initialism of American Medical Association.Examples: "“While there is still time, we urge Florida to reconsider this change to help prevent a rise of infectious disease outbreaks that put health and lives at risk,” said Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, an AMA trustee."USabbreviationalt-ofinitialism

2. (Australia, medicine) Initialism of Australian Medical Association.Australiaabbreviationalt-ofinitialism

1. (Internet) Initialism of ask me anything: usually attached to the end of a prompt in an “ask me anything” interview session.Internetabbreviationalt-ofinitialism

1. (Internet) Initialism of ask me anything.Examples: "We did this after the company abruptly terminated Victoria Taylor, a Reddit employee who worked extensively with us as well as with other moderator teams on facilitating A.M.A.s. […] When the company removed her without warning or providing alternative resources, it effectively hindered every community that hosts the wildly popular A.M.A.s that have made Reddit a part of the mainstream media conversation. […] We received news of Ms. Taylor’s termination in a chaotic way: Someone who was scheduled to conduct an A.M.A. flew to New York to visit the Reddit office and discovered a canceled appointment and no backup support."; "While Obama’s AMA ended up being a bit bland, the experiences and knowledge shared by the vacuum repair man made it one of the most popular and memorable AMAs ever hosted."Internetabbreviationalt-ofinitialism