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MD

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Translingual

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MD

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Moldova since 1992.
    Synonym: MDA (alpha-3)

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Proper noun

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MD

  1. Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.
    Alternative forms: Md., Md

Noun

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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

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MD (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of magnetodynamic.
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  • MHD (magnetohydrodynamic)
  • MPD (magnetoplasmadynamic)

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Chinese

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

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MD

  1. (money) abbreviation of Mediolanum, Milan.