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Encyclopedia
Science
- Doctor of MedicineDoctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor (MD) - Macular degenerationMacular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration is a medical condition which usually affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field because of damage to the retina. It occurs in “dry” and “wet” forms. It is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults...
, a condition characterized by progressive thinning and atrophy of the macula area of the retina - Mahalanobis distanceMahalanobis distanceIn statistics, Mahalanobis distance is a distance measure introduced by P. C. Mahalanobis in 1936. It is based on correlations between variables by which different patterns can be identified and analyzed. It gauges similarity of an unknown sample set to a known one. It differs from Euclidean...
, a distance measure introduced by P. C. Mahalanobis in 1936 - Mean differenceMean differenceThe mean difference is a measure of statistical dispersion equal to the average absolute difference of two independent values drawn from a probability distribution. A related statistic is the relative mean difference, which is the mean difference divided by the arithmetic mean...
, a measure of statistical dispersion - MendeleviumMendeleviumMendelevium is a synthetic element with the symbol Md and the atomic number 101. A metallic radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series, mendelevium is usually synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles. It was named after Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, who created the...
(Md), a symbol for a synthetic chemical element - MethyldichloroarsineMethyldichloroarsineMethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated "MD", is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic vesicant that has been used in chemical warfare.-History:...
, a blister agent - Millidarcy (mD), one thousandth of a darcyDarcyA darcy and millidarcy are units of permeability, named after Henry Darcy. They are not SI units, but they are widely used in petroleum engineering and geology. Like other measures of permeability, a darcy has the same units as area.-Definition:Permeability measures the ability of fluids to...
, a unit of fluid permeability that is sometimes more convenient than the darcy - Missing data, in statistics, a situation where no data value is stored for the variable in the current observation
- Molecular dynamicsMolecular dynamicsMolecular dynamics is a computer simulation of physical movements of atoms and molecules. The atoms and molecules are allowed to interact for a period of time, giving a view of the motion of the atoms...
, a form of computer simulation where atoms and molecules are allowed to interact for a period of time under known laws of physics - Muscular dystrophyMuscular dystrophyMuscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
, a genetic and hereditary muscle disease - Myotonic dystrophyMyotonic dystrophyMyotonic dystrophy is a chronic, slowly progressing, highly variable inherited multisystemic disease. It is characterized by wasting of the muscles , cataracts, heart conduction defects, endocrine changes, and myotonia. Myotonic dystrophy can occur in patients of any age...
, a type of muscular dystrophy - Medial dorsal nucleusMedial dorsal nucleusThe medial dorsal nucleus is a large nucleus in the thalamus.It is believed to play a role in memory.-Anatomy:...
, a large nucleus in the thalamus - Mesoscale discussion, a statement produced by the United States Storm Prediction Center when conditions appear favorable for development of severe storms
Geography
- MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States postal abbreviations for American state- Md., an older abbreviation for MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
- Md., an older abbreviation for Maryland
- MoldovaMoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, a country that has the ISO country code and Internet top-level domain ".md.md.md is the Internet country code top-level domain for Moldova.-External links:* * *...
" - MagdeburgMagdeburgMagdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, a city in Germany - Miami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
, a county in the United States
Music
- Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer - MiniDiscMiniDiscThe disc is permanently housed in a cartridge with a sliding door, similar to the casing of a 3.5" floppy disk. This shutter is opened automatically by a mechanism upon insertion. The audio discs can either be recordable or premastered. Recordable MiniDiscs use a magneto-optical system to record...
, an optical storage medium developed by Sony - Music directorMusic directorA music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, also called a musical director, a profession in various fields of entertainment - My DecemberMy DecemberMy December is the third studio album by American pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on June 22, 2007 throughout most of Europe , on June 23, 2007 in Australia, on June 25, 2007 in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Poland, and on June 26, 2007 in North America...
, a studio album by Kelly Clarkson
Companies
- Managing director, a term used for the chief executive of many companies
- McDonnell DouglasMcDonnell DouglasMcDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
, a former major American aerospace manufacturer, now merged with Boeing - MediaDefenderMediadefenderMediaDefender, Inc. is a company that offers services designed to prevent alleged copyright infringement using peer-to-peer distribution. They are controversial because of their use of unusual tactics such as flooding peer-to-peer networks with decoy files that tie up users' computers and...
, a company that tries to thwart P2P file sharing - Mountain DewMountain DewMountain Dew is a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in the 1940s by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman and was first marketed in Marion, VA, Knoxville and Johnson City, Tennessee. A revised formula was...
, a company that produces limeade soda - Air MadagascarAir MadagascarSociété Nationale Malgache de Transports Aériens, Société Anonyme, operating as Air Madagascar, is an airline based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It is the national airline operating services to Europe, Asia and neighbouring African and Indian Ocean island destinations. It also operates an extensive...
, which has the IATA airline code "MD"
Computing
- RAIDRAIDRAID is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit...
drive linux kernel, also known as "md" for "multiple drive" - MkdirMkdirThe mkdir command in the Unix, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems is used to make a new directory. In DOS, OS/2 and Windows the command is often abbreviated to md.-Usage:Normal usage is as straightforward as follows:...
, also known as "md", a command in Unix, DOS, OS/2, and Windows, that creates a directory - MicrodriveMicrodriveMicrodrive is a brand name for a miniature, 1-inch hard disk designed to fit in a CompactFlash Type II slot. The release of similar drives by other makers has led to them often being referred to as 'microdrives'...
, a type of miniature hard drive - a filename extension for documentation in MarkdownMarkdownMarkdown is a lightweight markup language, originally created by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz allowing people "to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML "...
format
Miscellaneous
- Materiali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classiciMateriali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classiciMateriali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici is an Italian periodical within the realm of classical philology founded in 1978....
, a classics journal - Missile DefenseMissile defenseMissile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed Intercontinental ballistic missiles , its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged...
, a defensive weapon system intended to intercept incoming missiles - Man-day, a unit of estimated work based on man-hours
- Muscular DevelopmentMuscular DevelopmentMuscular Development is an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine first published in 1964. It was founded by Bob HoffmanBob Hoffman - athlete, nutritionist, weightlifter, coach and philanthropist - was born on a farm in Tifton, Georgia on Nov 9th 1898. His family stock was good. Bob was never...
, a bodybuilding magazine - "Md.", a shortened version of the name MuhammadMuhammad (name)Muhammad was a prophet and an Arabic religious and political leader who preached and established Islam.Muhammad may also refer to:*Muhammad , listing people with the given name or surname Muhammad...
- MD 20/20, a brand of fortified wine
- Infinite ChallengeInfinite ChallengeInfinite Challenge is a Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC. As of June and July 2009, it still has the largest market share for its timeslot, between 13.8 percent and 19.7 percent of Korean television viewers watched Muhan Dojeon at 6:40 PM every Saturday...
, also known as Muhan Dojeon, a South Korean comic-variety TV programme - Matthew Dent (designer), designer of the redesigned 2008 British coinage, whose initials can be seen embedded in most of the coins
- Mega Drive, a console produced by Sega
- Metropolitan Division, a territory unit defined by the Office of Management and Budget as a county or group of counties within a Metropolitan Statistical Area
- MDs (TV Series)MDs (TV series)MDs was a TV show that aired on ABC in 2002. It starred William Fichtner as Dr. Bruce Kellerman and John Hannah as Dr. Robert Dalgety. The series only lasted one season, and though 10 episodes were filmed, only 8 were ever aired. The series was never released on DVD and it is very hard to find.-...
, a 2002 made-for-television medical drama