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abbreviation

Music. right hand.

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Origin of Md

<Italian mano destra or French main droite

Other definitions for Md (2 of 6)

Md

Symbol, Chemistry.

mendelevium.

Other definitions for Md (3 of 6)

MD¹

or M.D.

Doctor of Medicine.

Origin of MD

¹

From New Latin Medicīnae Doctor

Other definitions for Md (4 of 6)

MD²

abbreviation

Maryland (approved especially for use with zip code).

Middle Dutch. Also M.D.

months after date.

muscular dystrophy.

Other definitions for Md (5 of 6)

Md.

abbreviation

Maryland.

Other definitions for Md (6 of 6)

M/D

or m/d

months after date.

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How to use Md in a sentence

I'm a doctor—not quite full fledged, I'll admit, but with the right to put M. D. after my name.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
He had graduated with high honors, and, much to his mother's annoyance, had established himself as a full-fledged M. D.
Jolly Sally Pendleton|Laura Jean Libbey
You will see by the papers, that a new letter of his to M. D., which I imagine to be Davenport, is published.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
The lingering glow still lay full on the front of our old home, which now had "Philemon Physick, M. D." on the corner.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866|Various

Chance revealed to me that you knew M. D, you suggested that I should accompany you.
The Corsican Brothers|Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for Md (1 of 4)

md

the internet domain name for

Moldova

British Dictionary definitions for Md (2 of 4)

Md

the chemical symbol for

mendelevium

British Dictionary definitions for Md (3 of 4)

MD

abbreviation for

Doctor of Medicine

Managing Director

Maryland

Medical Department

mentally deficient

(in Canada) municipal district

Moldova (international car registration)

Word Origin for MD

(sense 1) from Latin Medicinae Doctor

British Dictionary definitions for Md (4 of 4)

Md.

abbreviation for

Maryland

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Scientific definitions for Md

Md

The symbol for mendelevium.

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