CVD

CVD is an abbreviation with several common meanings depending on context.

In medicine, it stands for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.

In manufacturing, it refers to chemical vapor deposition, a process used to produce thin films and coatings on surfaces, particularly in semiconductor fabrication.

The abbreviation also appears in gemology, where CVD diamonds are lab-grown stones created through chemical vapor deposition rather than mined from the earth.