why is it MBBS and not BMBS

@moksha09 (467)
India
May 7, 2011 12:05am CST
I was searching for the full form of MBBS and found out it stands for Bachelor of medicine bachelor of surgery. I thought why should it not be BMBS, just a thought, any answers??
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kriskhedkar
@kriskhedkar (877)
• India
7 May 11
In Latin MBBS is Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae, which means Bachelor of Medicines and Bachelor of Surgery. Tough I am not sure why they are using Latin name instead of English one. But I guess that is common in medicine field; you can not understand their terminologies. Just a wild a guess, as most of the terms used in medical field are Latin so for their degree also they use LAtin terms.
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moksha09
@moksha09 (467)
• India
7 May 11
That is a satisfactory answer indeed! TY.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100545)
• India
7 May 11
Yeah, even I learnt something KK. :) Thanks. :)
lovedude
@lovedude (4447)
• India
9 May 11
Really nice information.. Thanks..
Always smiling
@allknowing (137597)
• India
9 May 11
And all this while it never occurred to me that I should find out what MBBS stands for!
vanny
@vandana7 (100545)
• India
10 May 11
Eeek... even those guarding heavens dont know something?
Always smiling
@allknowing (137597)
• India
10 May 11
When you enter the pearly gates of heaven St.Peter will ask you what good have you done that I should let you in and then you can answer "I enlightened allknowing about why MBBS should actually be BMBS" and St. Peter will also say "Really? Even I did not know that - welcome, welcome you truly deserve the highest place here!
moksha09
@moksha09 (467)
• India
10 May 11
That is my good deed of the day, LOL.
vanny
@vandana7 (100545)
• India
7 May 11
Ok ...since you already got your answer, here is my question. If Bachelor is a graduate post graduate should be Married rather than masters? And beyond that it can be Divorced instead of doctorate?
vanny
@vandana7 (100545)
• India
7 May 11
That is what happens if you spend more time with juveniles..
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moksha09
@moksha09 (467)
• India
9 May 11
'juvenile', amazing what you can come up with when you are grasping at your fast disappearing 'youth'. can't help rolling on the floor choking,pass me the smelling salts please.LOL.
moksha09
@moksha09 (467)
• India
7 May 11
LOL. But I can't laugh inspite of tickling myself, how can you come up with such juvenile slap stick humor Vandy. I suspect the heat of May is getting to you. Don't worry the monsoons are just 3 weeks away.
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