MC

English translation: Medical Corps

08:59 Feb 23, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
English term or phrase: MC
This is about an orthopaedic surgeon:

John Brown, MD
CPT, MC, USA

I cannot work out what MC stands for.
izza bella
Selected answer:Medical Corps
Explanation:
Just a suggestion (but it seems to combine well with all "MD", "CPT" and "USA")
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Javier Grande
Spain
Local time: 18:53
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Thanks a lot!
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5Medical Corps OR Marine Corpse
Ahmad Hegazy
3 +1Medical Corps
Javier Grande
3medical corps
Nancy Greenleese
3Master of Surgery
Marta Di Pasquale
3Magister Chirurgiae, Master of Surgery; Medical Corps.
acetran


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mc
Medical Corps


Explanation:
Just a suggestion (but it seems to combine well with all "MD", "CPT" and "USA")


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Corps_%28United_States_...
Javier Grande
Spain
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

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agree  Charles Davis
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mc
medical corps


Explanation:
Is he a doctor who works for the U.S. Army? I see that he also has CPT in his title which could mean captain. In that case, this abbreviation would stand for "medical corps"



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Corps_(United_States_Ar...
Nancy Greenleese
Italy
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: English
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mc
Master of Surgery


Explanation:
La C sta per il latino "chirurgia". Vedi qui:

http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/glossary-nur...
http://www.sandiegobizmart.com/tools/t3_acronym_glossary.htm...

Marta Di Pasquale
Italy
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: Italian
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mc
Medical Corps OR Marine Corpse


Explanation:
Medical Corps OR Marine Corpse
It can be either. Therefore, you need to figure it out for the context.

Ahmad Hegazy
Egypt
Local time: 19:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Javier Grande: I think that "Marine Corps" should be "USMC": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps
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mc
Magister Chirurgiae, Master of Surgery; Medical Corps.


Explanation:
Please see this link. There are hundred of meanings. Pick up the right one based on the source text.

http://www.allacronyms.com/cat/7/MC

acetran
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