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
Fulp is a movement science major on the pre-med track who hopes to become a plastic surgeon or physical therapist, following in the footsteps of her mother, a cardiothoracic nurse. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025 Years later, while attending college on the pre-med track, Julianna had her own appointment with that same optometrist — and a moment of clarity hit her. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Consults consider face shape, age, family history, meds, and future thinning. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Cost £1,700 with the bloods, operation and meds. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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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