"WebMD" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Web + MD (“medical doctor”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|Web|MD|t2=medical doctor}} Web + MD (“medical doctor”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} WebMD
  1. A healthcare website, founded in 1996, that publishes news and information pertaining to human health and wellbeing. Categories (topical): Websites
    Sense id: en-WebMD-en-name-ETTdwWsu Disambiguation of Websites: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44

Verb [English]

Forms: WebMDs [present, singular, third-person], WebMDing [participle, present], WebMDed [participle, past], WebMDed [past], WebMD'd [participle, past], WebMD'd [past]
Etymology: From Web + MD (“medical doctor”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|Web|MD|t2=medical doctor}} Web + MD (“medical doctor”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=WebMD'd}} WebMD (third-person singular simple present WebMDs, present participle WebMDing, simple past and past participle WebMDed or WebMD'd)
  1. (transitive) To search for (something) on the WebMD healthcare website. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-WebMD-en-verb-C6lbcy-m

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