Md (Noun)
Meaning 1
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- I told my MD to prescribe something stronger for my pain.
- The MD on call examined the patient and decided to run some tests.
- She had always dreamed of becoming an MD and was now a second-year resident.
- After years of schooling, he finally received his degree as an MD.
- My mom went to see her MD after not feeling well for weeks.
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Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Angiologist
- Gastroenterologist
- Medical Extern
- Primary Care Physician
- Surgeon
- Hakim
- Allergist
- Veterinary
- Interne
- Medical Specialist
- Sawbones
- House Physician
- Specialist
- Intern
- Quack
- Veterinarian
- GP
- General Practitioner
- Resident
- Hakeem
- Operating Surgeon
- Veterinary Surgeon
- Houseman
- Extern
- Resident Physician
- Abortionist
Meaning 2
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
A doctor's degree in medicine.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 4
A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Mendelevium is a radioactive, metallic element that can only be produced in a laboratory, usually by bombarding a target of einsteinium with oxygen ions or other high-energy particles.
- A new compound was discovered in which a Md atom bonded with five iodine atoms to form MdI5.
- Due to the intense radiation, samples of Md undergo significant damage even within hours.
- By incorporating Md into various nuclear reactions, researchers were able to uncover properties unique to transuranic elements.
- During nuclear transmutation, einsteinium and other synthetic isotopes of Md rapidly lose atomic stability, converting to alternative substances over extremely short durations.