/ Dictionary / Index C Centers for Disease Control: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cen'ters for Disease' Control" Pronunciation: [key] the branch of the U.S. Public Health Service under the Department of Health and Human Services charged with the investigation and control of contagious disease in the nation. Abbr.: CDC Formerly, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. center punch center spread Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language