What does the medical term OPD stand for?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of OPD abbreviation. However, what does the OPD medical term mean?
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What is OPD medical abbreviation?
In medical field, the OPD medical abbreviation stands for outpatient department.
OPD: outpatient department
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