MDs
Prescription-writing professionals
MDs is the plural of MD, which stands for Doctor of Medicine—the degree held by physicians in the United States and some other countries.
It commonly refers to medical doctors themselves: The hospital employs over two hundred MDs.
The term distinguishes physicians from other doctoral degree holders like PhDs or practitioners with different medical degrees like DOs.
Licensed medical healer
- internistDoctor of internal organs
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
neurologist · psychiatrist · dermatologist · gynecologist · anesthesiologist · radiologist · pathologist · urologist
Outpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- patientAble to wait calmly
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
prescription · stethoscope · rounds · consultation · referral · prognosis · chart · examination
Unit of measurement
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- doctoralOf advanced academic study
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
license · diploma · fellowship · accreditation · qualification · training · match · USMLE
doctor
Licensed medical healer
- internistDoctor of internal organs
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
oncologist · neurologist · psychiatrist · dermatologist · gynecologist · anesthesiologist · radiologist · pathologist · urologist · ophthalmologist
clinic
Outpatient treatment facility
treatment · prescription · stethoscope · rounds · consultation · referral · prognosis · chart · examination · office
degree
Unit of measurement
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- doctoralOf advanced academic study
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
residency · license · diploma · fellowship · accreditation · qualification · training · match · USMLE · MCAT
MDspatients
Those receiving medical treatment
nursing assistants · orderlies · CNAs · laypeople · nurses
Those claiming supernatural cures
homeopaths · naturopaths · witch doctors · shamans · medicine men