pre-med

noun

An undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.

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premedical
OriginEnglish med ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli →
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Meanings

nounpre-med (uncountable)

alternative premed

  1. uncountableAn undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.

    Synonyms: premedical

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.

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premedical
Also see
premedicalpremedicine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Latinmedeor
  10. Latinmedicus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  14. Frenchmédica
  15. Englishmedicalclip.
  16. Englishmed
  17. Englishpre-med

From pre- + med (“medical”).

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APA

pre-med. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-med

MLA

“pre-med.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-med. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-med,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-med.

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