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
Meanwhile, Chito’s family home is at urgent risk of bank foreclosure, with his proud mother Mari (Nana Ponceleon) currently unemployed and sibling Chuy (Josh Benitez) deep in med-school studies. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 Our sweet brainiac med student, Javadi, realizes that not-so-sweet brainiac med student Ogilvie might be some real competition for a spot in the ED residency program at PTMC. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
Mitchell encourages people to have enough of their meds for at least 36 hours to get through next Tuesday and Wednesday, and to anticipate the pharmacies will be closed at least on Sunday. Lauren Linder, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026 Bamford keeps it in check with therapy, meds, and work. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for med

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

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“Med.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/med. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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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