med

1 of 5

adjective

ˈmed 

: medical

med school

med

2 of 5

noun

: medication sense 2

—usually 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But what about med schools that most people assume are the best in the nation? — Ian Kingsbury, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

After his father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, Reed Jobs started working in cancer labs and studied pre-med at Stanford, knowing that figuring out how to cure the illness was his life’s work. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Noun

And, one of Thompson’s subordinates knew that Rusinowski may have been stealing meds a month before Thompson found out and didn’t say anything, the attorneys stated. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

But those meds often include extra unnecessary ingredients that can sometimes put you at risk of accidentally overmedicating yourself, says Reed. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1933, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1931, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing med

• med spa

Rhymes for med

• bed
• bled
• bread
• bred
• dead
• dread
• ed
• fed
• fled
• ged
• head
• lead

Medical Definition

med

1 of 2 adjective

ˈmed 

: medical

med school

med students

med

2 of 2 noun

: medication sense 2

—usually used in plural

giving out bedtime meds

—Susanna Kaysen