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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.

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noun

1. Often meds. a medication; medicine.

   Have you taken your meds?

med. ² American  

abbreviation

1. medical.

2. medicine.

3. medieval.

4. medium.

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M.Ed. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Master of Education.

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med. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. medical

2. medicine

3. medium

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MEd ² British  

abbreviation

1. Master of Education

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Med ³ British  

/ mɛd /

noun

1. informal the Mediterranean region

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Etymology

Origin of med

First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

med med. M.Ed. Med

While some med spas, telehealth companies and alternative doctors have been supplying unapproved peptides to patients, many Americans order directly from online sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

They prefer biopharma and med tech/life science-tools stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

"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

"I'm still on P.A.S. and I may yet lose a rib or two, but I'll be back at med school by next fall. A year from this spring at the latest..."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

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

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

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

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

On a recent morning, two surfers bobbed up and down on their boards directly in front of the new Club Med.

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

Med spas all over Los Angeles now offer what they call salmon DNA facials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

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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