Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun md
4 senses of md
Sense 1
mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number 101 -- (a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol))
=> chemical element, element -- (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
Sense 2
doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
=> medical practitioner, medical man -- (someone who practices medicine)
Sense 3
Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD -- (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
INSTANCE OF=> American state -- (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Sense 4
Doctor of Medicine, MD -- (a doctor's degree in medicine)
=> doctor's degree, doctorate -- (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)