MD

M3D2

noun

Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine

Very commonScrabble 5

Meanings

MD1

proper noun

alternative M.D. · alternative M. D.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.
nounMD (plural MDs)

plural MDs · alternative M.D. · alternative M. D.

  1. Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine
    1. USabbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of medical doctor (“medical physician; medical surgeon”).

      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.

      2015 March 31, Linda Melone, “The worst foods to eat when you’re sick, and the best ones”, in CNN
    2. USabbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of doctorate of medicine (“medical degree”) (originally from New Latin medicinae doctor (doctor medicinae).
  2. UKmedicineMedicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine
  3. abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of medical device.
  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of managing director.
  5. abbreviationAbbreviation of musical director.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of MiniDisc.
  7. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Marine detachment.
nounMD (uncountable)

alternative M.D. · alternative M. D.

  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of magnetodynamics.
  2. abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of macular degeneration.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of Milroy's disease
adjectiveMD (not comparable)

alternative M.D. · alternative M. D.

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of magnetodynamic.

Md2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Muhammad.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna licensed medical practitioner

nouna doctor's degree in medicine

Similar
Doctor of Medicine
Broader
doctor's degreedoctorate

nouna radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

Similar
mendeleviumMvatomic number 101

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

MD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MD

MLA

“MD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MD. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MD,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MD.

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