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

Growth hormone is administered as a daily or once-weekly injectable medication, says Dr. Yuval Eisenberg, MD, an endocrinologist at UI Health. —Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024

All-tournament: (MD) Addison Deal, Kaeli Wynn Joe Smith Division Cherry Creek, CO 70, Villa Park 33 John Anderson Division Sandra Day O’Connor (AZ) 56, Orange Lutheran 40 Phoenix Country Day (AZ) 45, JSerra 43 Derril Kipp Division Huntington Beach 44, Santa Fe Christian 36 HB: Miyai 14 pts. —Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Orange County Register, 21 Dec. 2024

After trying dozens, her favorite is the Midori MD Notebook with paper made from cotton pulp (just like money!). —Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024

And for the past 15 years running, this survey has shown that substance use across these age groups has been trending downward, Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), tells Parents. —Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024

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