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  • med
    med
    adjective
    medical.
  • med.
    med.
    abbreviation
    medical.
  • M.Ed.
    M.Ed.
    abbreviation
    Master of Education.
  • MEd
    MEd
    abbreviation
    Master of Education
  • Med
    Med
    noun
    the Mediterranean region

med

1 American  
[med] / mɛd /

adjective

  1. medical.

    med school.


noun

  1. Often meds. a medication; medicine.

    Have you taken your meds?

med. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. medical.

  2. medicine.

  3. medieval.

  4. medium.


M.Ed. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Education.


med. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. medical

  2. medicine

  3. medium

"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

MEd 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Education

"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

Med 3 British  
/ mɛd /

noun

  1. informal the Mediterranean region

"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

Etymology

Origin of med

First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening


Example Sentences

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Some years before the film takes place, Cassie drops out of med school, consumed by remorse and, later, grief.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We saw some seasonality with respect to performance in the first quarter for med tech,” Wolk said, adding that the company expects med-tech sales to improve throughout the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

“For inefficiency and alpha potential we see more potential for med tech, biopharma and life-science tools,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025

"I've finished my bachelor's, master's, med school, and a PhD by the time they hard-launched their relationship," wrote one.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

“The first thing you have to do is get a med cart in your room.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Why do you think the women on this expedition outnumbered the men seven to five, and why do you think there were so many obstetricians and pediatricians in the med. staff?

From Genesis by H. Beam Piper

I. and II. of this autobiography now ready, in cloth, 13s. each, med. 8vo.

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by John Ruskin

Cr. 8vo, cl., 3s. 6d. net; Popular Edition, med. 8vo. 9d. net.

From A History of the United States by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Prof. Professor. c., cent. century. mech. mechanics. pron. pronoun; carp. carpentry. med. medicine. pronounced; cf. compare. metaph. metaphysics. pronunciation. chem. chemistry. mil. military. prop. properly. cog. cognate.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

For custome of clothes at Corno, the summe of med. per somme.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Richard Hakluyt

I earned my M.Ed. in Instructional Technology with a focus on becoming a school librarian in 2001.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2023

M.Ed., is a Harvard College administrator who blogs at .

From Time ● Jun. 5, 2012

“Welcome to the Med Beds Technology Registration Department, where we facilitate access to cutting-edge quantum medical technology for health restoration and wellness enhancement,” the email read.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

A project on that site backed by Club Med was abandoned in 2009 due to the unresolved ownership issues.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Scientists say there are ways Club Med could encourage guests to adjust their behavior in order to avoid a shark attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The fast-warming Med is "a canary in the coal mine for climate change and marine ecosystems," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

They Med her to her feet and dusted her off.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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