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MSD

1 American  
M.S.D. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Medical Science.

  2. Master of Science in Dentistry.


MSD British  

abbreviation

  1. Ministry of Social Development

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A spokesperson for MSD -- known as Merck in North America -- told AFP that independent data on non-Zaire strains such as Bundibugyo is "limited, not from humans and not from evaluation of Ervebo".

From Barron's May 19, 2026

It took US pharmaceutical company MSD around nine months to roll out the first doses of Ervebo, which research has found to be 84-percent protective against Zaire.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

“There is huge talent in these rural communities,” said Trott, chair of BDT & MSD Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

He joined Blue Pool from Citadel in 2015 and restructured it, taking a cue from the early path of Michael Dell’s MSD Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

GSK's latest stateside investment drive followed US pharmaceutical company Merck - which is called MSD in Europe – scrapping a planned £1bn expansion of its UK operations.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

According to the plea agreement, he originally wrote M.S.D. — the same initials as Magnolia School District — on the checks, with the letters spaced out.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2024

Sheriff Scott Israel, who was briefing journalists on the tragedy inside the school, has triplets who graduated from M.S.D. and played football and lacrosse and ran track there.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

A famous alumnus of M.S.D., as the school is widely known, is Anthony Rizzo, who plays first base for the Chicago Cubs.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

State Representative Jared Moskowitz, who graduated from M.S.D. in 1999, sends his 4-year-old to a preschool down the street.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

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