Care setting or organization

DOD medical abbreviation

DOD means "Department of Defense".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (4 in all for DOD), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What DOD means

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Related abbreviations

  • VADepartment of Veterans Affairs
  • CMSCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • HHSDepartment of Health and Human Services
  • CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
  • EDemergency department
  • FDAFood and Drug Administration

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What does DOD mean in medical terms?

DOD means "Department of Defense".

Where is DOD used?

DOD shows up in billing and charting. Its category here is care setting or organization.

Is DOD on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. DOD is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations; CMS Acronyms. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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