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LD

1 American  
  1. praise (be) to God.


LD 2 American  
  1. learning disability.

  2. learning-disabled.

  3. lethal dose.

  4. long distance (telephone call).

  5. Low Dutch.


ld. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. load.


Ld. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. limited.

  2. Lord.


LD. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in Libya) dinar; dinars.


L.D. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Low Dutch.


LD 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. lethal dosage: usually used with a subscript numeral showing what percentage of a test group of animals dies as a result of either being given a substance being tested on them or being exposed to ionizing radiation, esp in the median lethal dose

    LD50

  2. Low Dutch

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Ld 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Lord (title)

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ld 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. load

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Etymology

Origin of LD

From Latin laus Deō

Example Sentences

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Sodium oxybate showed no significant changes from placebo in LD patients whose symptoms do not improve with alcohol.

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In previous open label trials, Simonyan's team showed that sodium oxybate improves voice symptoms in 82% of patients with alcohol-responsive LD.

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Her lab is also leading studies using artificial intelligence to determine which patients might benefit from the treatment as well as alternative treatments for LD patients whose symptoms are not responsive to alcohol.

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Sodium oxybate was significantly more effective at reducing symptoms than placebo for patients with alcohol-responsive LD but not those whose symptoms do not improve with alcohol.

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Looking ahead, Simonyan's team is planning to conduct a phase 3 multi-site randomized clinical trial to further assess the drug's efficacy and safety in LD patients.

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