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 of America.

   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)
   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. Short for 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

Latin

Proper noun

MD

1. (money) Abbreviation of Mediolanum, Milan.