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 is the difference between a MD and DO? MD stands for Doctor of Medicine and is a common degree earned by doctors practicing in the United States. DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and refers to a doctor who whose medical school training included a focus on the muscular and skeletal systems to treat problems throughout the body.