CWD

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A form of chronic wasting disease — A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.

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Meanings

nounCWD (countable and uncountable, plural CWDs)

plural CWDs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of chronic wasting disease.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismcomputingInitialism of current working directory.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chronic wasting disease
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APA

CWD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CWD

MLA

“CWD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CWD. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CWD,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CWD.

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