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
And the reality is that the majority of people who visit med spas do so without harm. Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025 How many Vandy hoodies and baseball caps and #2 jerseys are now being worn by the otherwise unaffiliated football fan as opposed to, say, a med school alumnus? Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
But as spring nears and green pollen begins to cover everything in sight, this is the best time to go through your household stash of allergy meds. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025 Ben’s baby girl is sick, and black-market meds require money. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 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 20 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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