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pre-med

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.

Noun

pre-med (uncountable)

  1. An 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 of pre-med

Forms of pre-med

alternative formpremed

Origin of pre-med

From pre- + med.

Questions about pre-med

What does pre-med mean?
Pre-med means an undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.
What part of speech is pre-med?
Pre-med is a noun.

Words near pre-med in the dictionary

  1. pre-make
  2. pre-marriage
  3. pre-marriages
  4. pre-match
  5. pre-mechanization
  6. pre-med
  7. pre-menstrual syndrome
  8. pre-metro
  9. pre-millennial
  10. pre-mine
  11. pre-mined

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