MD

¹

Or M.D.

1. Doctor of Medicine.

MD

²

abbreviation

1. Maryland (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. Middle Dutch. Also M.D.

3. months after date.

4. muscular dystrophy.

Md

³

abbreviation

1. Music.,  right hand.

Md

⁴

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. mendelevium.

Md.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Maryland.

M/D

⁶

Or m/d

1. months after date.

MD

¹

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Medicine

2. Managing Director

3. Maryland

4. Medical Department

5. mentally deficient

6. (in Canada) municipal district

7. Moldova (international car registration)

Md.

²

abbreviation

1. Maryland

Md

³

symbol

1. mendelevium

md

⁴

abbreviation

1. Moldova

Word History and Origins

Origin of MD¹

From New Latin Medicīnae Doctor

Origin of MD²

< Italian mano destra or French main droite

Word History and Origins

Origin of MD¹

(sense 1) from Latin Medicinae Doctor

Example Sentences

Scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center made the discovery while studying the potential of mRNA-based therapies to activate the immune system against cancer.

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"Because these young immune cells are created from stem cells, they could be used as personalized therapy with unlimited availability," said Jeffrey A. Golden, MD, executive vice dean for Education and Research.

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"This is exciting because tRCC has very few effective treatment options today," said Yubin Zhou, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Translational Cancer Research.

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The analysis, which examined medical records from over 1,000 MD Anderson patients, is still preliminary.

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Jones told the Morning News that he was diagnosed with cancer in June 2010 and began treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston soon after.

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