●In American English & Medicine:
Symbol (usually a
)
a
;
or
;
(ate) of medicine
Initialism of
. (medical
;
surgeon)
Initialism of
of
. (medical
;
from New Latin medicinae
(doctor medicinae))
●In British English, Medicine & Academic degrees:
Medicinae Doctor: Symbol
a higher research
in
; Doctor of Medicine
●In American English & Military:
Initialism of Marine detachment.