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
Twin cities: The Mayo Clinic anchors a thriving med/tech sector in Rochester, Minnesota, plus the the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are home to universities, great public parks and stunning scenery from such places as the bluffs above the Mississippi River. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024 In September, the couple sold their Utah home not long after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered and moved to New York in order for Zac to attend med school. Victoria Edel, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
There was the lesion, the scans, the meds and the debilitating reactions to too much stimuli, which flared up when his three rambunctious children hit overdrive. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Shiva Baby Photo: Utopia Year: 2020 Run Time: 77 minutes Director: Emma Seligman Some anti-anxiety meds take about an hour to kick in, which is funny, because that’s also how long Emma Seligman’s claustrophobic comedy takes to send you into an eye-covering mess. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 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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