OD

[oh-dee]

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noun, plural ODs or OD's.

an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.

verb (used without object), OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD·ing.

to take an overdose of a drug.
to die from an an overdose of a drug.
to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.

Origin of OD

First recorded in 1955–60

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Related Words for oding

disintegrate, crumble, wither, cease, disappear, vanish, rot, succumb, decease, depart, collapse, pass, corrupt, expire, demise, fall, go, end, waste, decompose

Examples from the Web for oding

Historical Examples of oding

Oddingley, however, most probably means "the field of Oding."
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire
John Noake

British Dictionary definitions for oding

Od

'Od or Odd

noun

euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

OD

noun

an overdose of a drug

verb OD's, OD'ing or OD'd

(intr) to take an overdose of a drug

Word Origin for OD

C20: from o (ver) d (ose)

OD

abbreviation for

Officer of the Day
Old Dutch
ordnance datum
outside diameter
Also: o.d. military olive drab
Also: O/D banking
1. on demand
2. overdraft
3. overdrawn

od

odyl or odyle (ˈɒdɪl)

noun

archaic a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism

Derived Formsodic, adjective

Word Origin for od

C19: coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

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oding in Medicine

OD

abbr.

Doctor of Optometry
oculus dexter (right eye)
overdose