med

Everyday

1. (informal) Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds». tree →
2. (informal) Short for «medical», as in «med school» (medical school) or «med student». tree →
3. (the Med, UK informal) The Mediterranean Sea, or the countries around it. tree →
4. (abbreviation) Short for «medium», as on clothes or menus. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, «Did you take your meds?» means medicine; families go on holiday «to the Med». In hospital stories, med students learn to be doctors. Safety: only take meds a trusted adult gives you. Phrases: take your meds, med school, holiday in the Med.

Examples

• Grandma takes her meds every morning. tree →
• My cousin is at med school to be a doctor. tree →
• We went on holiday to the Med, to Spain. tree →
• The T-shirt says «Med» on the label, for medium. tree →
• Don't take any meds unless an adult gives them to you. tree →
• The med student shadowed the doctor all day. tree →
• Cruise ships sail around the Med in summer. tree →

Note

Informal clipped form. «Meds» (plural) is the usual form for medicines. «The Med» = Mediterranean (capital M). Not an English full word; in formal writing say «medicine», «medical» or «Mediterranean».