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EDD medical abbreviation

EDD means "estimated date of delivery".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for EDD), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What EDD means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
estimated date of deliveryNoneCharting

Example

Sample prenatal record field: "EDD."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

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Questions

What does EDD mean in medical terms?

EDD means "estimated date of delivery".

Where is EDD used?

EDD shows up in charting. Its category here is charting.

Is EDD on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. EDD 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). 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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