VAD

abbreviation or noun

Examples of VAD in a Sentence

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The family relocated from Vancouver to Toronto's SickKids Hospital, one of only three centers in Canada equipped to implant a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD). Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of VAD was in 1982

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“VAD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VAD. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

VAD

abbreviation or noun
: ventricular assist device
Known technically as VADs, or ventricular assist devices, these implants can sometimes rescue even the most desperate patients.Geoffrey Cowley et al., Newsweek
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