(US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine ▸ Initialism of medical doctor (“medical physician; medical surgeon”).
For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. 2015 March 31, Linda Melone, “The worst foods to eat when you’re sick, and the best ones”, in CNN:
(US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine ▸ Initialism of doctorate of medicine (“medical degree”) (originally from New Latin medicinae doctor (doctor medicinae).