Md

1 of 4

abbreviation (1)

Maryland

Md

2 of 4

symbol

mendelevium

MD

3 of 4

abbreviation or noun

ˌem-ˈdē 

variants or M.D.

plural MDs or M.D.s

: doctor of medicine

John Smith, MD

She earned an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Members pay what they would for a standard, managed-care plan, and they get the same access to MDs and hospitals.

—Geoffrey Cowley et al.

MD

4 of 4

abbreviation (2)

1

[Italian mano destra] right hand

2

Maryland

3

medical department

4

minidisc

5

months after date

6

muscular dystrophy

Examples of Md in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Abbreviation or noun

Classical Academy, 25-20, 25-13, 25-18 MD: Smith 14 kills, 7 digs. —Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 22 May 2025

In general, vaginal bleeding is one of the most common reasons pregnant people are admitted to the hospital, Mariam Naqvi, MD, a maternal fetal medicine doctor and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai, tells SELF. —Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025

Prostate cancer specialists say that’s not necessarily the case, however. Dr. Bilal Siddiqui, a cancer oncologist and prostate cancer researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, said there are two potential explanations for Biden’s late-stage diagnosis. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025

The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed May 16 in Hennepin County against Allina Health System and Devon Callahan, MD. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Abbreviation or noun

borrowed from Medieval Latin, abbreviation of medicīnae doctor

First Known Use

Abbreviation Or Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Md

1 of 3 symbol

mendelevium

MD

2 of 3 abbreviation or noun

variants or M.D.

ˌem-ˈdē 

: doctor of medicine

MD

3 of 3 abbreviation

1

medical department

2

muscular dystrophy

Etymology

Abbreviation or noun

Latin medicinae doctor