med
1 Americanadjective
noun
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medical.
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medicine.
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medieval.
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medium.
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medical
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medicine
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medium
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Etymology
Origin of med
First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening
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“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
Call it the med spa from hell with a killer targeted marketing campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 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
By the time he met Farmer as a fellow med student, Jim was ready for a new direction.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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It is difficult, indeed, to banish the idea that the consultation-room of Arthur Schnitzler, Dr. med., is the confessional which furnishes material to Arthur Schnitzler, author.
From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature 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
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
London, 1845; reprinted in 1850 in med. 8vo.
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
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
“Internally, there are always extensive discussions to ensure we strike the right balance between ensuring the highest standards of guest safety and minimizing impact on marine ecosystems,” Club Med said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The Tanger Med Port Authority said it handled 11 million standard containers in 2025 -- up 8.4 percent.
From Barron's ● May 1, 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
Kanodia Med Spa, also Beverly Hills-based, offers the facials starting at $1,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
“I built an app for chronic illnesses. Med charts, schedules.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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