MD

See also: Appendix:Variations of "md"

Translingual

Symbol

MD

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Moldova since 1992.

   Synonym: MDA (alpha-3)

English

Alternative forms

• M.D., M. D. (initialisms)

Proper noun

MD

1. Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.

   Alternative forms: Md., Md

Noun

MD (plural MDs)

1. (US, medicine) Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine
   1. Initialism of medical doctor (“medical physician; medical surgeon”).
      • 2015 March 31, Linda Melone, “The worst foods to eat when you’re sick, and the best ones”, in CNN‎^[1]:

        For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif.

   2. Initialism of doctorate of medicine (“medical degree”) (originally from New Latin medicinae doctor (doctor medicinae).
2. (British, medicine) Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine
3. (medicine) Abbreviation of medical device.
4. Abbreviation of managing director.
5. Initialism of MiniDisc.
6. (military, US) Initialism of Marine detachment.
7. Abbreviation of magnetodynamics.
8. (pathology) Abbreviation of macular degeneration.

   Coordinate terms: AMD, ARMD

Adjective

MD (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of magnetodynamic.

Related terms

• MHD (magnetohydrodynamic)
• MPD (magnetoplasmadynamic)

Anagrams

• D.M., DM

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of MD – see 媽的 (“shit! fuck!”). (This term is the simplified form of 媽的).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Latin

Proper noun

MD

1. (money) abbreviation of Mediolanum, Milan.