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1. (informal, chiefly in the plural) Medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.Examples: "He's been very strange. I wonder if he's not been taking his meds."; "Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack."; "Take a med. […] BECAUSE you took a med you did not have a full-blown panic attack and faint."countablein-pluralinformaluncountable

2. (informal, uncountable) Clipping of medicine, as an academic subject.Examples: "My brother studied med at Cambridge."abbreviationalt-ofclippinginformaluncountable

3. (informal, countable) A medic; a doctor.Examples: "A stray dachshund the meds are keeping as a mascot."countableinformal

1. (UK, dialect) Pronunciation spelling of might.Examples: "You med be religious, or you med not, but you can't help striking in your homely note with the rest."UKalt-ofdialectalpronunciation-spelling

1. (informal, with definite article) Clipping of Mediterranean.Examples: "We're going to the Med for four weeks this summer."; "They used to go wild for villas by the Med and ski chalets in the Alps; now they are forking out for views of the Channel and hilly walks in Shropshire."abbreviationalt-ofclippinginformalwith-definite-article

1. (law) Abbreviation of medical.abbreviationalt-of

2. (law) Abbreviation of medicine.abbreviationalt-of

1. (education) Initialism of Master of Education.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism