What does the medical abbreviation pd mean?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation pd. Below is the meaning that pd abbreviation stands for.
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What does pd medical abbreviation mean?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation pd means pupillary distance; prism diopter.
pd: pupillary distance; prism diopter
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