CAS - Science and Medicine

Science and Medicine

  • Calcium sulfide (CaS), a chemical compound
  • Cassiopeia (constellation) (Cas), standard astronomical abbreviation
  • Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society which produces bibliographic and chemistry databases
    • CAS registry number, unique numerical identifiers for chemical substances
  • Cognitive Assessment System, an academic assessment test given to children
  • Complex adaptive system, special cases of complex systems
  • Computer assisted surgery, use computer technology in surgery
  • Hartley kernel, which also is known as the cosine and sine function

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