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premed

[ pree-med ]

noun

  1. a program of premedical study or training.
  2. a student enrolled in such a program.


adjective

  1. of or relating to premedical studies.

premed

/ priːˈmɛd /

adjective

  1. short for premedical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. short for premedication
  2. a premedical student
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premed1

First recorded in 1960–65; short for premedical
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Example Sentences

Echevarria got his start in fashion by dropping out of the University of Maryland premed program.

Echevarria got his start in fashion by dropping out of the University of Maryland premed program.

Giving up the parental “collective chosen path” of a premed track at the University of Michigan to study abroad for a year in Italy and later pursue a law degree, for instance.

Sancho was a premed student and a beauty queen before she switched her focus to mass communications and began writing for The Manila Bulletin.

Yet, she managed to excel in cross-country and volleyball, even into her days at Montana State University-Northern where she majored in premed.

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