premed
premed Lexical Profile
premed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
North American Relating to or designating an undergraduate academic track or coursework that prepares a student for admission to medical school.
"She enrolled in several challenging premed biology and chemistry courses during her sophomore year."
• noun
North American An undergraduate course of study that prepares a college student for admission to medical school.
"He decided to major in biochemistry while following the premed track at his university."
North American A college student who is pursuing an undergraduate course of study in preparation for medical school.
"The campus library was packed with stressed premeds studying for their organic chemistry exams."
Medication administered to a patient prior to a surgical operation or invasive medical procedure (informal shortening of premedication).
"The nurse administered the premed thirty minutes before the patient was wheeled into the operating room."