med

Casual term, drug

Med is informal for medication or medicine: Have you taken your meds today?

It also shortens medical, especially in compounds: med school, med student, pre-med.

The plural meds almost always refers to prescribed drugs, while the singular med typically modifies other nouns.

healthcare

hospital

Medical treatment facility

  • clinicOutpatient treatment facility
  • doctorLicensed medical healer
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside

patient · diagnosis · treatment · prescription · pharmacy · insurance · caregiver · therapist · specialist · ward

medication

pill

Solid medicine dose

  • tabletFlat portable computing device
  • capsuleEnclosed dose container
  • dosageMeasured medicine amount

prescription · pharmacy · antibiotic · vaccine · drugstore · over-the-counter · generic · brand-name · side-effects · refill

school

anatomy

Study of organism structure

pharmacology · pathology · biochemistry · clinical · rotations · MCAT · boards · premed · cadaver · dissection

medium

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

sculpture · photography · digital · printmaking · collage · charcoal · pastel · ink · graphite · ceramics

Categories
Opposites
formality/register

medmedication

Therapeutic substance for illness

medicine · pharmaceutical · medicament · medical · prescription drug

SIZE SCALE (when med = medium)

medlarge

Of great size

small · extra-large · extra-small · XL · XS

TREATMENT APPROACH (when med = medication)

medplacebo

Inactive therapeutic substitute

surgery · therapy · holistic treatment · natural remedy · homeopathy

Phrases
Family

remedy, medicine, medical, medication, medic, medicinal, remedies, paramedic, remedial

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G