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CDC

Origin

Centers for Disease control.

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World English Dictionary

CDC

—*abbreviation for*
1.	(in the US) Center for Disease Control
2.	Commonwealth Development Corporation

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Word Origin & History

CDC

abbreviation of Centers for Disease Control, renamed 1970 from earlier U.S. federal health lab, originally Communicable Diseases Center (1946). Since 1992, full name is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the usual acronym remains CDC.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

CDC abbr.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

A government agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, which is responsible for the control and suppression of infectious diseases. It offers a national information database on infectious disease and national support to the health care community by providing research and control measures in response to imminent health threats, such as epidemics.

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FOLDOC

Computing Dictionary

CDC definition

Control Data Corporation

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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