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OD

OD

1 7.2
A professional degree for optometrists, eye doctors who check vision
  • noun
  • /oʊ di/
  • Specialized
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  • It was a portable OD player which reads MP3s, OD rewrites...

Examples

  • - I guess, what I remember was that you sold some dirty drugs to some kids and they all fucking OD'd and died.

  • We're still very excited about Bitwig Studio here at OD; that doesn't mean we're not excited about Ableton Live 9 too, but the two pieces of software are headed in slightly different directions—even if 'slightly' does seem to be the operative word right now.

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  • D'you ever get that portable OD player we talked about?

  • It was a portable OD player which reads MP3s, OD rewrites...

  • Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A

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  • For most doctoral students, the OD was the last challenge they attempted before being awarded their degrees; therefore, students in the doctoral degree program were allowed to witness the last step of a complex process—often years in advance—before presenting to their own Dissertation Faculty Committees.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Dr. Smith is an experienced professional with an OD from a well-respected optometry school.

  • After completing her OD, she began her practice in a local clinic to help patients with vision problems.

  • As an OD, he specializes in diagnosing and treating eye disorders to improve his patients' quality of life.

Synonyms

Doctor of Optometry
vsOD
  • Specialized
4.8

A high-level degree for people who test and treat problems with sight

is the abbreviated form used to refer to that same degree

Surface Forms

OD singular
ODs plural

Etymology

OD is also the abbreviation for Doctor of Optometry. The opt- part means 'eye' or 'seeing', as in optical, so an OD is a trained doctor for the eyes.