ABD

ˌeɪˌbiːˈdiː

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Definition of ABD - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: all but dissertation

TECH.

finished all but the final dissertation

TECH.

He is ABD after completing his exams.

all but dissertation

Abbreviation

abr: Abdominal Distension

TECH.

swelling or bloating in the stomach area

TECH.

The doctor noted ABD in the patient's chart.

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Origin of ABD

Acronym for 'abdomen'

Examples of ABD in a sentence

She was ABD but never finished her dissertation.
The nurse checked for ABD after surgery.
ABD was observed during the exam.

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French:ABD, distension abdo., ...
German:bis auf die Dissertation fertig, ABD, ...
Italian:ha completato tutto tranne la tesi, distensione addominale, ...
Spanish:ABD, ...
Portuguese:com tudo concluído exceto a dissertação, ABD, ...
Chinese:只差论文, 腹胀, ...
Japanese:論文提出前, ABD, ...
Arabic:أَكْمَلَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ما عَدا الرِّسالة النِّهائِيَّة, انْتِفَاخ البَطْن, ...
Hebrew:הִשְׁלִים אֶת כָּל הַדְּרִישׁוֹת מִלְּבַד עֲבוֹדַת הַדּוֹקְטוֹרָט, נְפוּחַת בֶּטֶן, ...
Russian:завершивший всё, кроме диссертации, взд., ...
Ukrainian:завершив усе, крім дисертації, АБД, ...
Hindi:एबीडी, पेट की सूजन, ...
Bengali:অভিসন্দর্ভ ছাড়া সব সম্পন্ন, অ্যাবডোমিনাল ডিস্টেনশন, ...
Catalan:pendent només de la tesi, DA, ...
Czech:s hotovými všemi požadavky kromě disertace, abdominální distenze, ...
Danish:mangler kun afhandlingen, ABD, ...
Dutch:klaar op het proefschrift na, abd., ...
Greek:έχει ολοκληρώσει τα πάντα εκτός από τη διατριβή, Κοιλιακή Διόγκωση, ...
Hungarian:a disszertáción kívül mindennel kész, hasi puffadás, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចប់គ្រប់យ៉ាងលើកលែងតែនិក្ខេបបទ, ការហើមប៉ោងពោះ, ...
Korean:논문만제외, ABD, ...
Persian:به‌جز پایان‌نامه همه‌چیز را تمام کرده, اتساع شکمی, ...
Polish:ma zaliczone wszystko poza rozprawą doktorską, ABD, ...
Portuguese (BR):ABD, ...
Romanian:a finalizat totul în afară de teză, ABD, ...
Swedish:klar med allt utom avhandlingen, buksvullnad, ...
Thai:เหลือเพียงวิทยานิพนธ์, การบวมในช่องท้อง, ...
Turkish:THT, ABD, ...
Vietnamese:đã hoàn tất mọi yêu cầu trừ luận án, chướng bụng, ...

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