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

The video was taken along MD 100 near the exit for the casino in Hanover, Maryland. —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Her father was a double PhD and MD — a rare kind of systems thinker who looked at the world and saw it in molecules. —Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

According to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, different prebiotic foods feed different types of microorganisms, while different probiotic foods introduce different bacterial strains. —Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026

According to Sharon Brangman, MD, a geriatrician at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, the new study is the first to link the arts to slower aging at the biological level, but other research has shown anti-aging benefits from these activities. —Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 May 2026

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