FACS

1. Biology. fluorescence-activated cell sorter: a machine that sorts cells according to whether or not they have been tagged with antibodies carrying a fluorescent dye, separating the cells mechanically in a vibrating nozzle, imparting a positive or negative charge to cells that fluoresce, and then passing the cells through an electric field to deflect them into appropriate containers.
2. Also F.A.C.S. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Example Sentences

Senior author Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, FACS, department chair of surgery, and co-lead author Kellen Chen, PhD, assistant research professor of surgery, say their proposed approach is a departure from the conventional thought process for tackling implant failure, which thus far has relied on using so-called biocompatible materials that are better tolerated by the body but don't completely remove the risk of FBR.

From Science Daily

Everyone stands in pairs in Poplar Springs Middle School’s kitchen classroom, where I’ll be taking FACS—Family and Consumer Science—later this year.

From Literature

One reason for this problem, Crawford says, is that the world of tech start-ups is not aware of scientific debates in other fields, and those start-ups are attracted to the elegant simplicity of systems such as FACS.

From Scientific American

"I certainly have seen an increase in male infertility cases with time," Barrett E. Cowan MD, FACS, a Stanford-educated specialist with two decades' experience treating male fertility, wrote to Salon.

From Salon

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare community—from individual physicians to government agencies—has come together to identify safe, effective ways to provide patients with the care that they need, including through telemedicine. The FDA's decision to maintain medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone is a glaring exception, which results in discrimination in access and threatens to harm patients and their clinicians during a time of national crisis," Eva Chalas, MD, FACOG, FACS, and president of ACOG, said in a statement.

From Salon