Mongolian gazelle migration Safari over the remote steppe for one of Asiaâs largest remaining wildlife populations. Every year in eastern Mongolia, a million gazelles migrate over grounds that border Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and China.
MD does NOT stand for medical doctor, although that's the common interpretation. MD is a Latin abbreviation, Medicinae Doctor. Its English translation is Doctor of Medicine. Similarly, a PhD stands for Philosophiae Doctor, or Doctor of Philosophy, not Philosophical Doctor. We don't use Latin much anymore, so we assign the letters a reasonable English equivalent medical doctor.
What kind of doctor has a DO after their name? D.O. after a doctor's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. This type of physician has the same rights and privileges as a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Osteopathic mâ¦edical schools are another type of medical school in the United States.