The significance of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) core functions and capabilities of SPHLs lies in the fact that laboratory testing is a common denominator for fulfillment of these and the majority of public health objectives, which are designed to be met by measurable indicators of goals.
1 Naval Termsthe commander in chief of a fleet. 2  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of the highest rank. 3  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral.
Word Origin and History for admiral Expand. n. c.1200, Saracen commander, from Old French amirail (12c.) Saracen military commander; any military commander, probably ultimately from Arabic title amir-ar-rahl chief of the transport, officer in the Mediterranean fleet, from amir leader; influenced by Latin ad-mirabilis (see admire).