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CVS en · NOUN

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  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of cyclic vomiting syndrome.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of cardiovascular system.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of chorionic villus sampling.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of computer vision syndrome.

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Source: en.wiktionary, “CVS” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

CVS en · PROPN

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  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Concurrent Versions System (a utility that assists in tracking changes to source code, etc.)
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Consumer Value Stores, a US pharmacy chain.
    • The recall said that the distributors — Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals — will be arranging the return of all the affected products. 2024 February 28, Ramishah Maruf, “Popular eye ointments may not be sterile, recall warns”, in CNN:
    • Most large PBMs operate their own mail-order and specialty pharmacies, but CVS is the only major PBM that owns its own retail pharmacy, according to the Brookings Institution. 2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek:
    • The high-output glow of the CVS across the highway blunted into gauzy white by the moisture in the air. 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 27: