See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Actual(medicine)
actual(dictionary)
ACTUAL(law)
actual(dictionary)
Actual Charge(law)
Actual market(finance)
actual cautery(medicine)
Actual Confusion(law)
ACTUAL MALICE(law)

spot film (medicine) and actual (oh)


spot film (medicine)


spot Film


A radiograph made during the course of an examination under fluoroscopic control, with a device attached to the fluoroscope.


actual (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: actuel, from Late Latin actualis, from Latin actus; ACT1]
used to emphasize that something is real or exact
::I'm not joking. Those were his actual words.
::I know Germany won, but I can't tell you the actual score.
::Interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed.
::In actual fact (=really) , there is little evidence to support the allegations.
the actual sth
used to introduce the most important part of an event or activity
::The programme starts at 8.00 but the actual Film doesn't start until 8.30.
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HINT sense 1
Do not use actual to mean 'at the present time'. Use current or present the current (NOT actual) economic policy.