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"MD" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "doctor en medicina", and "PhD" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "doctorado". Learn more about the difference between "MD" and "PhD" below.
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. el doctor en medicina (M), la doctora en medicina (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Dr. Marianne Harris, MD, was appointed chief of surgery at the National Hospital.La Dra. Marianne Harris, doctora en medicina, fue nombrada jefa de cirugía del Hospital Nacional.
b. el médico (M), la médico (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Santiago always wanted to help people, so he decided to become an MD.Santiago siempre quiso ayudar a la gente, así que decidió ser médico.
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PhD(
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. el doctorado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Gene just completed his PhD in English literature.Gene acaba de concluir su doctorado en literatura inglesa.
