med

¹

[ med ]

adjective

1. medical:

   med school.

noun

1. Often meds. a medication; medicine:

   Have you taken your meds?

med.

²

abbreviation for

1. medical.
2. medicine.
3. medieval.
4. medium.

M.Ed.

³

abbreviation for

1. Master of Education.

MEd

¹

abbreviation for

1. Master of Education

Med

²

/ mɛd /

noun

1. the Med informal.
   the Mediterranean region

med.

³

abbreviation for

1. medical
2. medicine
3. medium

Word History and Origins

Origin of med¹

First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

"We hear many stories of broken lives and careers from patients with laryngeal dystonia and they have been desperate for new treatments. Our trial gives us hope for a new, effective treatment that can be offered to some of these patients," says lead author Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Mass Eye and Ear and professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

From Science Daily

My piracy experience took me back to 2008, when I was a frustrated actor who finally snagged a decent-paying gig teaching at a camp for med school–destined high school kids.

From Slate

As cars sped by and an 18-wheeler blasted its horn, I nudged ahead and asked the man if he was in med school.

From Los Angeles Times

“He had very minor injuries, yet was given a powerful pain med. Two days later, he was gone,” she told the BBC.

From BBC

According to Chris Bustamante, DNP, who owns Lushful Aesthetics, a Midtown Manhattan med spa that caters primarily to men and is known for facial and sexual aesthetic work, clients come to him for traditionally masculine features, like a square jawline and strong cheekbones.

From Slate