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ScD

British  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Science

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ScD

Latin scientiae doctor doctor of the sciences

Example Sentences

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“That’s how we attracted a few drug companies that are developing treatment for SCD to the negotiation table” in 2024, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

SCD is an inherited red blood cell disorder affecting approximately 100,000 people in the United States.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

SCD is the self-reported experience of worsening or more frequent confusion or memory loss, and one of the earliest noticeable symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Approximately 15,000 people are living with SCD in the UK.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2021

In regions like Africa and the Middle East where health care resources are much more limited, many children die of SCD before their fifth year of life.

From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2021

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