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od

[od, ohd]
–noun
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
Also, odyl, odyle.


Origin:
1840–50; arbitrary name coined by Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

OD

[oh-dee] noun, plural ODs or OD's, verb, OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD⋅ing.
–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.

  1. One who has taken an overdose.

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

[o(ver)d(ose).]
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Slang Dictionary
OD

  1. n.
    an overdose of a drug. (Initialism. Drugs.) : If you take an OD and no one is around, you may end up dead.
  2. in.
    to purposely or accidentally give oneself a fatal dose of drugs. (Drugs.) : I knew he would OD someday.
  3. in.
    to die from an overdose of drugs. (Drugs.) : Two kids at my school ODed last weekend.
  4. n.
    a person who has taken an overdose of drugs. (Hospitals.) : How many ODs did you get in here last weekend?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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
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