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
Those include genial second-year resident Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), arrogant intern Santos (Isa Briones), and doe-eyed med students Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Whittaker (Gerran Howell). Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025 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
Noun
What are your questions about managing pain and the future of pain meds? CNN, 3 Feb. 2025 Dutch Learn More Policy highlights Dutch is a telehealth service that links owners with licensed vets to quickly address their pet’s needs over video chat and deliver prescription meds and over-the-counter treatments. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 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

Dictionary Entries Near med

Cite this Entry

“Med.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/med. Accessed 11 Feb. 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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