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Definition of OD

1. Noun. A doctor's degree in optometry.

Definition of OD

1. n. An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also odyle or the odylic force.

Definition of OD

1. Initialism. Overdose. ¹

2. Initialism. (context: professional degree) Doctor of Optometry. ¹

3. Initialism. Overdrive. ¹

4. Initialism. Overdraft. ¹

5. Initialism. Optical density ¹

6. Initialism. Outer diameter of a pipe or tube. ¹

7. Initialism. (Australia on road signs) over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, eg OD5. ¹

8. Initialism. (management) Organization development. ¹

9. Verb. (informal) To take an overdose of a drug, to overdose. ¹

10. Noun. ''(archaic except in dialects)'' God ¹

11. Noun. An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; — also called odyle or the odylic force. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of OD

1. a hypothetical force of natural power [n -S]

Medical Definition of OD

1. An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; called also odyle or the odylic force. "That od force of German Reichenbach Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue." (Mrs. Browning) Origin: G, fr. Gr. Passage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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