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md
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun md has 4 senses
- md(n = noun.substance) atomic number 101, mendelevium, mv - a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol); Array is a kind of chemical element, element
- md(n = noun.person) doc, doctor, dr., medico, physician - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" has particulars: abortionist, allergist, angiologist, extern, medical extern, gastroenterologist, general practitioner, gp, hakeem, hakim, house physician, resident, resident physician, houseman, intern, interne, medical intern, primary care physician, quack, medical specialist, specialist, operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, abul-walid mohammed ibn-ahmad ibn-mohammed ibn-roshd, averroes, ibn-roshd, abu ali al-husain ibn abdallah ibn sina, avicenna, ibn-sina, barany, robert barany, bartholin, caspar bartholin, bruce, david bruce, sir david bruce, burrill bernard crohn, crohn, down, john l. h. down, christiaan eijkman, eijkman, etienne-louis arthur fallot, fallot, gilbert, william gilbert, harvey, william harvey, hodgkin, thomas hodgkin, george huntington, huntington, aletta jacobs, jacobs, edward jenner, jenner, harry f. klinefelter, harry fitch kleinfelter, klinefelter, clemence sophia harned lozier, lozier, manson, sir patrick manson, franz anton mesmer, friedrich anton mesmer, mesmer, paracelsus, philippus aureolus paracelsus, theophrastus philippus aureolus bombastus von hohenheim, peter mark roget, roget, ross, sir ronald ross, benjamin rush, rush, albert schweitzer, schweitzer, anna howard shaw, shaw, simpson, sir james young simpson, english hippocrates, sydenham, thomas sydenham, e. a. von willebrand, erik adolf von willebrand, erik von willebrand, von willebrand, willebrand
- md(n = noun.location) free state, maryland, old line state - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies; Array is a kind of american state
- md(n = noun.communication) doctor of medicine - a doctor's degree in medicine; Array is a kind of doctor's degree, doctorate
is a kind of medical man, medical practitioner
is a member of doctor-patient relation
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, mid-atlantic states, south
has parts: aberdeen, annapolis, capital of maryland, baltimore, fort george g. meade, fort george gordon meade, fort meade, frederick, hagerstown, chesapeake bay, potomac, potomac river, susquehanna, susquehanna river
OXFORD DICTIONARY
md, abbr.
1 Doctor of Medicine.
2 Managing Director.
3 US Maryland (in official postal use).
4 mentally deficient.
1 Doctor of Medicine.
2 Managing Director.
3 US Maryland (in official postal use).
4 mentally deficient.
Etymology
sense 1 f. L Medicinae Doctor
md, symb. Chem. the element mendelevium.
THESAURUS
md
Doctor of Medicine, GP, allopath, allopathist, attending physician, coroner, country doctor, croaker, doc, doctor, family doctor, general practitioner, house physician, intern, leech, medical, medical attendant, medical examiner, medical man, medical practitioner, medico, physician, physician in ordinary, resident, resident physician, sawbones
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