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What does 'MD' mean ?
Message from sa_id posted on 07-09-2010 at 17:39:09
Hi, what does "M.D" mean in French please?
For example : House M.D

Thanks

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Edited by lucile83 on 17-09-2010 08:54
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Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by headway, posted on 07-09-2010 at 17:53:44
Hi,
Medical Diagnosis, that is if you are refering to the TV series.
Regards.

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by lamy, posted on 07-09-2010 at 18:06:42
Hi
It refers to the TV series Dr House, M.D. The French translation is: Dr House, Docteur en Médecine.

Regards

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by benboom, posted on 07-09-2010 at 19:02:44

Oui, c'est cela. MD veut dire "doctor of medicine" ou bien "medical doctor", qui est plus désinvolte.
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Edited by lucile83 on 07-09-2010 19:22
Hi benboom, you are on the 'English only forum'...

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by headway, posted on 08-09-2010 at 09:53:30
Hi again,
Ive got a google hit for "MD" which stands for " Medicinæ Doctor" and though I don't know the series well, I would opt for "medical diagnosis" for not only is House a Doctor of Medicine but he is a brilliant diagnostician trying to diagnose the undiagnosable.
Regards.
Headway.
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Edited by willy on 08-09-2010 10:59

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by benboom, posted on 08-09-2010 at 11:57:08

Non, désolé, mais ce n'est pas "medical diagnosis". Ma définition reste; elle est correcte.

However, there's nothing to prevent you from making up all sorts of definitions of your own, such as "malodorous diatribe", "misanthropic denigrator", or (if you're really into slang) "maximum dump".

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by headway, posted on 08-09-2010 at 12:39:40
Hi Benboom,
I am not in anyway trying to contradict you; I'm just trying to help.
Regards.

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by sa_id, posted on 08-09-2010 at 14:21:37
Thank you very much for you help! =)

~~Merci beaucoup pour votre aide !~~

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Edited by lucile83 on 08-09-2010 21:22
English only forum...

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by may, posted on 08-09-2010 at 14:29:04
Hello,

Yes, it's true. I agreed with headway! House is a brilliant Diagnostician who solved many of undiagnosed diseases ( I don't try to go out of the subject, just want to prove the point). I followed up the series, and I am pretty sure, specifically in this case, House, M.D. stands for Medical Diagnostician. Whatever else, M.D. generally stands for Medical Doctor.

For question of sa id what does "M.D" means in French? For example : House M.D, it means médecin spécialiste des diagnostics ( Diagnosticien ).

Cordially,

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Edited by lucile83 on 08-09-2010 18:35

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by chrislondon, posted on 08-09-2010 at 21:02:45
Hi,
M.D. stands for 'doctor of medicine'. We use the same term in Britain.
Best Wishes

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by may, posted on 12-09-2010 at 21:44:24
Hello,
Here we are supposed to distinguish between what does "M.D" mean? and What does "M.D" stand for?
Cordially,

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by notrepere, posted on 17-09-2010 at 05:59:29
Hello! To any anglophone in North America or Britain, the abbreviation M.D. in reference to the medical profession instantly means and stands for "Doctor of Medicine" (or more commonly Medical Doctor) from the Latin "Medicinae Doctor". Whether Dr. House is a terrific medical diagnostician is beside the point. Without any evidence to the contrary, speculation and conjecture only serve to confuse the original poster.
Please see this article for more information if you are still in doubt. Lien Internet
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Good night

Re: What does 'MD' mean ? by lucile83, posted on 17-09-2010 at 08:48:57
Hello,

In the context about the series House, the question was:
"what does "M.D" mean in French"?
The answer is:
Docteur en médecine.

Regards.

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