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

Some recipients, including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, are medical facilities associated with higher education institutions. —Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025

Signs Your Child Feels Pressure To Be Perfect According to Evita Limon-Rocha, MD, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente, the need to be perfect often stems from a mix of external stressors and internal temperament. —Sherri Gordon, Parents, 17 Apr. 2025

Over time, inhaling these harmful chemicals can contribute to progressive lung problems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to Sanjay Sethi, MD, SUNY distinguished professor and chief of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the University at Buffalo. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025

The fashion designer and author, 40, candidly speaks about her fertility journey in an upcoming episode of the SHE MD podcast, hosted by Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney, out Tuesday, April 15. —Kayla Grant, People.com, 15 Apr. 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