med

1 of 5

adjective

: medical
med school

med

2 of 5

noun

: medication sense 2
usually used in plural
took pain meds

med

3 of 5

abbreviation (1)

1
medicine
2
medieval
3
medium

Med

4 of 5

abbreviation (2)

Mediterranean

MEd

5 of 5

abbreviation (3)

master of education

Examples of med in a Sentence

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Adjective
The original was a cleverly creepy concept: a group of five med students experiment by placing each other in near death experiences, giving them glimpses of the beyond, before they are abruptly revived. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 18 July 2024 Yet Middlesex failed and its campus was taken over by Brandeis University (which doesn’t have a med school). New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2024
Noun
To help pay for her meds, Kerrigan has also run through her 401(k), cashed in a small pension and life insurance policy, and sold her grandmother’s silver. Diane Harris, TIME, 27 June 2024 Ibuprofen, allergy and diarrhea meds may also be taking up some valuable purse real estate. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for med 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1933, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of med was in 1931

Dictionary Entries Near med

Cite this Entry

“Med.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/med. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

med

1 of 2 adjective
: medical
med school
med students

med

2 of 2 noun
: medication sense 2
usually used in plural
giving out bedtime medsSusanna Kaysen
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