MPD

dose

[dōs] the quantity to be administered at one time, as a specified amount of medication or a given quantity of radiation.absorbed dose that amount of energy from ionizing radiations absorbed per unit mass of matter, expressed in rads.air dose the intensity of an x-ray or gamma-ray beam in air, expressed in roentgens.booster dose an amount of immunogen (vaccine, toxoid, or other antigen preparation), usually smaller than the original amount, injected at an appropriate interval after primary immunization to sustain the immune response to that immunogen.curative dose (CD) a dose that is sufficient to restore normal health. See also median curative dose.divided dose fractionated dose. effective dose (ED) that quantity of a drug that will produce the effects for which it is administered. See also median effective dose.erythema dose that amount of radiation" >radiation that, when applied to the skin, causes erythema" >erythema (temporary reddening).fatal dose lethal dose.fractionated dose a fraction of the total dose prescribed, as of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, to be given at intervals, usually during a 24-hour period.infective dose (ID) that amount of a pathogenic agent that will cause infection in susceptible subjects. See also median infective dose and tissue culture infective dose.lethal dose (LD) that quantity of an agent that will or may be sufficient to cause death. See also median lethal dose and minimum lethal dose.loading dose a dose of medication, often larger than subsequent doses, administered for the purpose of establishing a therapeutic level of the medication.maintenance dose the amount of a medication administered to maintain a desired level of the medication in the blood.maximum tolerated dose tolerance dose.maximum permissible dose the largest amount of ionizing radiation that one may safely receive within a specified period according to recommended limits in current radiation protection guides. The specific amounts vary with age and circumstance.median curative dose (CD₅₀) a dose that abolishes symptoms in 50 per cent of test subjects.median effective dose (ED₅₀) a dose that produces the desired effect in 50 per cent of a population.median infective dose (ID₅₀) that amount of pathogenic microorganisms that will produce demonstrable infection in 50 per cent of the test subjects.median lethal dose (LD₅₀) the quantity of an agent that will kill 50 per cent of the test subjects; in radiology, the amount of radiation that will kill, within a specified period, 50 per cent of individuals in a large group or population.median tissue culture infective dose (TCID₅₀) that amount of a pathogenic agent that will produce infection in 50 per cent of cell cultures inoculated.minimum lethal dose 1. the amount of toxin that will just kill an experimental animal.2. the smallest quantity of diphtheria toxin that will kill a guinea pig of 250-gm weight in 4 to 5 days when injected subcutaneously.reference dose an estimate of the daily exposure to a substance for humans that is assumed to be without appreciable risk; it is calculated using the level" >no observed adverse effect level and is more conservative than the older margin of safety.skin dose (SD) 1. the air dose of radiation at the skin surface, comprising the primary radiation plus backscatter.2. the absorbed dose in the skin.threshold dose the minimum dose of ionizing radiation, a chemical, or a drug that will produce a detectable degree of any given effect.threshold erythema dose (TED) the single skin dose that will produce, in 80 per cent of those tested, a faint but definite erythema within 30 days, and in the other 20 per cent, no visible reaction.tissue culture infective dose (TCID) that amount of a pathogenic agent that will produce infection when inoculated on tissue cultures; used with a numeric qualifier.tolerance dose the largest quantity of an agent that may be administered without harm. Called also maximum tolerated dose.

MPD

Abbreviation for maximum permissible dose; Master of Public Health.

MPD

abbr. multiple personality disorder

MPD

Abbreviation for maximum permissible dose; multiple personality disorder.

Multiple personality disorder (MPD)

The former, though often still used, term for dissociative identity disorder (DID).Mentioned in: Dissociative Disorders, Multiple Personality Disorder

MPD

Abbreviation for maximum permissible dose.

MPD

Acronym	Definition
MPD➣Multiple-Personality Disorder
MPD➣Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, DC, USA)
MPD➣Managed Pressure Drilling (oil drilling)
MPD➣Manufacturing and Product Design (UK)
MPD➣Music Player Daemon (music player server)
MPD➣Main Pancreatic Duct
MPD➣Milwaukee Police Department (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
MPD➣Monetary Policy Department (various locations)
MPD➣Minneapolis Police Department (Minneapolis, MN)
MPD➣My Personal Diary
MPD➣Motion Picture Distribution (Canada)
MPD➣Master Plan for Delhi (Delhi, India)
MPD➣Memphis Police Department
MPD➣Multi Protocol Driver
MPD➣Multiply Decimal
MPD➣Multi Processing Daemon Protocol
MPD➣Music Player Daemon
MPD➣Microsoft Project Database
MPD➣Message Power Led
MPD➣Main Processor Card
MPD➣Mini Port Driver
MPD➣Multi Purpose Document
MPD➣Multi Part Document
MPD➣Minutes per Day
MPD➣Most Popular Driver (award)
MPD➣Myeloproliferative Disorder
MPD➣Movimiento Popular Democratico (Democratic People's Movement )
MPD➣Mesquite Police Department (Mesquite, NV)
MPD➣Marketing and Product Development
MPD➣Multi-Link PPP Daemon
MPD➣Management of Product Development (various schools)
MPD➣Maintenance Planning Document
MPD➣Motor Protection Device (various companies)
MPD➣Miami Police Department (Florida)
MPD➣Military Personnel Division
MPD➣Manila Police District
MPD➣Meat Packing District (New York City)
MPD➣Motive Power Depot (locomotive storage)
MPD➣Maui Police Department (Maui County, Hawaii)
MPD➣Missing Presumed Dead
MPD➣Mitsubishi Pharma Deutschland (Dusseldorf, Germany)
MPD➣Microwave Product Digest
MPD➣Thousand Barrels per Day (oil production measurement)
MPD➣Montgomery Police Department (Alabama)
MPD➣Master Project Director
MPD➣Master of Product Development (Northwestern University)
MPD➣Mean Profile Depth
MPD➣Male Pattern Baldness
MPD➣Ministry Partner Development (missionary support raising)
MPD➣Multiphoton Dissociation
MPD➣Myofascial Pain Disorder
MPD➣Multi-Paradigm Design (computer programming)
MPD➣Distal Myopathy
MPD➣Multi Party Democracy
MPD➣Mode Power Distribution
MPD➣Message Preparation Directory
MPD➣Multiple Purpose Document (airlines)
MPD➣minimum phototoxic dose
MPD➣Mobile Personal Device
MPD➣Magnetoplasmadynamics
MPD➣Multipurpose Display
MPD➣Mobile Phone Dealer (Philippines)
MPD➣Maximum Population Density
MPD➣Meritorious Police Duty (New York, NY)
MPD➣Multi Product Dispenser
MPD➣Mobile Prefix Discovery
MPD➣Marietta Police Department (Georgia)
MPD➣Manila Police Department
MPD➣Muscle Phosphorylase Deficiency
MPD➣Monitor Photo Diode
MPD➣Multiple Product Dispenser (gas station "islands")
MPD➣Microwave Products Division
MPD➣Maximum Path Difference
MPD➣Multiphoton Detector
MPD➣Minimum Product Distance
MPD➣Medical Physics Department
MPD➣Maximum Permissible Dosage
MPD➣Mobility Pilot Development
MPD➣Motive Power Department (railways)
MPD➣Maximum Packet Delay
MPD➣Main Processor Redundancy
MPD➣Movement Priority Designator
MPD➣Millersburg Police Department (Ohio)
MPD➣Macy's Product Development (Macy's department stores)
MPD➣Maximum Permissible Downtime
MPD➣Microwave Power Devices, Incorporated
MPD➣Message Processing & Distribution
MPD➣Meters above Principal Datum (lands planning)
MPD➣Modification Program Directive
MPD➣Miscellaneous Pay Document
MPD➣Morganza Police Department (Louisiana)
MPD➣Mono-Propellant Driver
MPD➣Monthly Payroll Deduct
MPD➣Maintenance Planing Document (Aircraft Maintenance Schedule)