: medication sense 2
—usually used in plural
took pain meds
1
medicine
2
medieval
3
medium
Mediterranean
master of education
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Amid the chaos of the Pittsburgh emergency room where bodily fluids ruin budding med students' scrubs and doctors cut off their ankle monitors, Jesse Van Horn, a silver fox nurse with a nose ring has been infiltrating our screens — and the internet has taken notice.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
So yes, if you’ve ever been told to avoid grapefruit while taking certain meds, know that this advice is legit.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The med school at the time cited the uncertainty at the federal level as the Trump administration implements widespread cuts.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Amid the chaos of the Pittsburgh emergency room where bodily fluids ruin budding med students' scrubs and doctors cut off their ankle monitors, Jesse Van Horn, a silver fox nurse with a nose ring has been infiltrating our screens — and the internet has taken notice.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Because of the tendency to mistake the latter for the former, plenty of folks with IC/BPS learn this the hard way, by taking a few rounds of these meds to no avail.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
So yes, if you’ve ever been told to avoid grapefruit while taking certain meds, know that this advice is legit.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Med.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/med. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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med
2 of 2 noun
: medication sense 2
—usually used in plural
giving out bedtime meds—Susanna Kaysen
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