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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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Why "Doctor of Medicine" can be abbreviated as M.D. but not D.M.?

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Aside from tradition, there is no reason: it stands not for 'Doctor of Medicine', but the Latin equivalent, Medicinae Doctor .

  • Aside from tradition, there is no reason: it stands not for 'Doctor of Medicine', but the Latin equivalent, Medicinae Doctor .
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Aside from tradition, there is no reason: it stands not for 'Doctor of Medicine', but the Latin equivalent, Medicinae Doctor.

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