Md

1 of 4

abbreviation (1)

Maryland

Md

2 of 4

symbol

mendelevium

MD

3 of 4

abbreviation or noun

variants or M.D.
plural MDs or M.D.s
: doctor of medicine
John Smith, MD
She earned an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
Members pay what they would for a standard, managed-care plan, and they get the same access to MDs and hospitals.Geoffrey Cowley et al.

MD

4 of 4

abbreviation (2)

1
[Italian mano destra] right hand
2
Maryland
3
medical department
4
minidisc
5
months after date
6
muscular dystrophy

Examples of Md in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Abbreviation or noun
In their study, Dena Dubal, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and Holly Elser, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, suggest that the maternal transmission of Alzheimer’s disease could stem from biological factors. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 June 2024 The drink might also make someone feel full, according to Kunal Shah, MD, an assistant professor in the division of endocrinology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center—but not in the same way anti-diabetes and anti-obesity drugs do. Korin Miller, Health, 26 June 2024 Data suggests bird flu can be highly lethal in people, Scott Roberts, MD, an infectious diseases expert and assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, tells SELF. Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 25 June 2024 The most important idea in Zen Buddhism for today’s world ▸ with Robert Waldinger Robert Waldinger, MD is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a practicing psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and a Zen teacher and practitioner. Big Think, 24 June 2024 Comments sent by mail should be addressed to: Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 Chlorine rash is an itchy, irritant dermatitis that lives in the same family as eczema, says Dr. David Pearson, MD, a dermatologist with M Health Fairview and the University of Minnesota Medical School. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 With that funding, the Celine Dion Foundation will establish the Celine Dion Foundation Endowed Chair in Autoimmune Neurology, with Amanda Piquet, MD, FAAN, director of the Autoimmune Neurology Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, named as the inaugural chair holder. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 June 2024 According to a press release, Amanda Piquet, MD, who is the director of the Autoimmune Neurology Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, will be the inaugural chair holder. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Abbreviation or noun

borrowed from Medieval Latin, abbreviation of medicīnae doctor

First Known Use

Abbreviation Or Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Md was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Md.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Md. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

Md

1 of 3 symbol
mendelevium

MD

2 of 3 abbreviation or noun
variants or M.D.

MD

3 of 3 abbreviation
1
medical department
2
muscular dystrophy
Etymology

Abbreviation or noun

Latin medicinae doctor

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