FDA

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Initialism of Food and Drug Administration, a United States federal regulatory body.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Food and Drug Administration, a United States federal regulatory body.

    This week, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a a ^([sic]) monoclonal antibody combination for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients

    2021 February 12, “Coronavirus (COVID-19) update”, in U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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    In the United States, some apps are getting recognized by the F.D.A. and are in trials to be designated as clinical interventions. Whatever you might think of them, they are fast becoming a part of global mental health care.

    2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times

    “If the FDA grants traditional approval CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a statement.

    2023 June 1, Carma Hassan, “FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drugs will be covered by Medicare, with some limitations, CMS says”, in CNN

    Synonyms: US FDA

  2. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Food and Drug Administration, a Philippine regulatory agency.
nounFDA (plural FDAs)

plural FDAs

  1. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of failure due to absence.

Synonyms & antonyms

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nouna federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

FDA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FDA

MLA

“FDA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FDA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “FDA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FDA.

Source: FDA on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.