ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) A notice that a doctor or supplier should give a Medicare beneficiary when furnishing an item or service for which Medicare is expected to deny payment. If you do not get an ABN before you get the service from your doctor or supplier, and Medicare does not pay for it, then you probably do not have to pay for it. If the doctor or supplier does give you an ABN that you sign before you get the service, and Medicare does not pay for it, then you will have to pay your doctor or supplier for it.
Chinese Chopping Blocks. The Chinese version of the cutting board, these chopping blocks are better than their Western counterpart, for not only are they anti-bacterial (as studies have proven), but the soft wood also does not dull knife blades like harder woods and plastics.
building block - a block of material used in construction work ashlar - a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes breeze block, cinder block, clinker block - a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain