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MD

1 American  
Or M.D.
  1. Doctor of Medicine.


MD 2 American  

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 American  

abbreviation

  1. Music. right hand.


Md 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. mendelevium.


Md. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Maryland.


M/D 6 American  
Or m/d
  1. months after date.


MD 1 British  

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)

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Md. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Maryland

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Md 3 British  

symbol

  1. mendelevium

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md 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Moldova

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Etymology

Origin of MD1

From New Latin Medicīnae Doctor

Origin of Md3

< Italian mano destra or French main droite

Example Sentences

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Heard's collaborators on the study include Dart and Andrew Monte, MD, PhD, also a professor of emergency medicine.

From Science Daily

For a long time, endocrinologist Leigh Perreault, MD, felt uneasy about how weight management was handled in routine medical care.

From Science Daily

The bearing was part of an assembly linking the MD-11 freighter’s left engine to its wing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not that he’s the first MD to suggest that as you age, walking, cycling and swimming are easier on your body than higher-impact activities.

From Los Angeles Times

Qi Dai, MD, PhD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and lead author of the study, explained that the healthiest vitamin D range appears to fall in the middle of a U-shaped curve.

From Science Daily