mendelevium
MD
3 of 4abbreviation or noun
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.
Geoffrey Cowley et al.1
[Italian mano destra]
right hand
2
Maryland
3
medical department
4
minidisc
5
months after date
6
muscular dystrophy
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Less lactobacilli throws off your vagina’s pH and opens the door for harmful bacteria to take hold and overgrow, Karen E. Adams, MD, an ob-gyn and menopause specialist at the Stanford Health Care Gynecology Clinic and director of the Stanford Program in Menopause & Healthy Aging, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
The tower will be within walking distance of the University of Texas campus, the future MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dell Seton Medical Center and Austin Community College’s Rio Grande campus.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
For more than 50 years, Ellen Killebrew, MD, has shaped the field of cardiology as both a practitioner and educator.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Abbreviation or noun
In 2023, pediatric emergency medicine physician Meghan Martin, MD, posted a now-viral TikTok video about a 4-year-old boy who came to her complaining of ear pain.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Less lactobacilli throws off your vagina’s pH and opens the door for harmful bacteria to take hold and overgrow, Karen E. Adams, MD, an ob-gyn and menopause specialist at the Stanford Health Care Gynecology Clinic and director of the Stanford Program in Menopause & Healthy Aging, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
The tower will be within walking distance of the University of Texas campus, the future MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dell Seton Medical Center and Austin Community College’s Rio Grande campus.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
For more than 50 years, Ellen Killebrew, MD, has shaped the field of cardiology as both a practitioner and educator.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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“Md.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Md. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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Md
1 of 3 symbol
mendelevium
MD
3 of 3 abbreviation1
medical department
2
muscular dystrophy
Etymology
Abbreviation or noun
Latin medicinae doctor
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