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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
From that point on, med students won't be able to borrow more than $50,000 a year — or more than $200,000 over the four years. Joanne Kenen, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025 Goldman Sachs upgrades Medtronic to neutral from sell Goldman sees improving fundamentals for the med tech company. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
Merle’s been taking care of him, offering advice and pain meds. Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025 Weight loss meds are now cheaper Americans will be paying a lot less for the weight loss and diabetes medications that could put a dent in the nation’s obesity epidemic. Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 22 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 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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