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OD

  [oh-dee] noun, plural ODs or OD's, verb, OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an overdose of a drug, esp. a fatal one.
2. a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, esp. one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.
–verb (used without object)
3. to take an overdose of a drug.
4. to die from an an overdose of a drug.
5. to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.
Origin:
1955–60
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OD 1   (ō'dē')   
n.  

    1. An overdose of a drug.

    2. An overdose of a substance or thing.

  2. One who has taken an overdose.

intr.v.   OD'ed, OD'·ing, OD's
To overdose: OD'ed on barbiturates.

[o(ver)d(ose).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: OD
Function: abbreviation
1 doctor of optometry
2 [Latin oculus dexter] right eye —used in writing prescriptions
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

OD or O.D.
abbr.

  1. Doctor of Optometry

  2. Latin oculus dexter (right eye)

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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