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2 : a tablet or panel bearing a portrait or an ornament

med·dle verb med·dled; med·dling : to interfere without right or propriety

Synonyms

butt in, interfere, intrude, mess, nose, obtrude, poke, pry, snoop—more at INTERFERE

med·dler noun : one that meddles

Synonyms

busybody, interloper, intruder, kibitzer—more at BUSYBODY

med·dle·some adjective : inclined to meddle

Synonyms

intrusive, nosy, obtrusive, officious, presumptuous, prying—more at INTRUSIVE

med·e·vac also med·i·vac noun 1 : emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded

2 : a helicopter used for medevac

me·dia noun, plural me·di·as 1 : MEDIUM 4

2 singular or plural in construction : MASS MEDIA

me·di·al adjective : occurring in or extending toward the middle

1median noun 1 : a value in an ordered set of values below and above which there are an equal number of values

2 : MEDIAN STRIP

2median adjective 1 : being in the middle or in an intermediate position

2 : relating to or constituting a statistical median

Synonyms

[1] halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medium, middle, midmost—more at MIDDLE

[2] average, middle, moderate, modest—more at MIDDLE

median strip noun : a strip dividing a highway into lanes according to the direction of travel

me·di·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to act as an intermediary; especially : to work with opposing sides in order to resolve (as a dispute) or bring about (as a settlement)

2 : to bring about, influence, or transmit (as a physical process or effect) by acting as an intermediate or controlling agent or mechanism

— me·di·a·tion noun

Synonyms

intercede, interpose, intervene—more at INTERVENE

me·di·a·tor noun : one that mediates

Synonyms

arbiter, arbitrator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, middleman, peacemaker; also moderator; negotiator; pacifier, reconciler; broker; agent, attorney, deputy, factor, procurator, proxy; liaison; ambassador, emissary, envoy, messenger; delegate, representative; busybody, meddler; judge, referee, umpire; advisor, counselor

med·ic noun : one engaged in medical work; especially : CORPSMAN

med·i·ca·ble adjective : CURABLE

Med·ic·aid noun, often cap : a program of financial assistance for medical care designed for those unable to afford regular medical service and financed jointly by the state and federal governments

med·i·cal adjective : of or relating to the science or practice of medicine or the treatment of disease

— med·i·cal·ly adverb

medical examiner noun : a public officer who performs autopsies on bodies to find the cause of death

me·di·ca·ment noun : a substance used in therapy

Medi·care noun, often cap : a government program of financial assistance for medical care esp. for the aged

med·i·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing : to treat with medicine

med·i·ca·tion noun 1 : the act or process of medicating

2 : a substance or preparation used in treating disease : MEDICINE

me·dic·i·nal adjective : tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain

— me·dic·i·nal·ly adverb

med·i·cine noun 1 : a substance or preparation used in treating disease

2 : a science and art dealing with the prevention, alleviation, and cure of disease

Synonyms

cure, drug, pharmaceutical, remedy, specific; also botanical, patent medicine, prescription; cordial, tonic; miracle drug, wonder drug; capsule, pill, tablet; injection, shot; liniment, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice, salve; syrup, tincture; antibiotic, antiseptic, serum

medicine ball noun : a heavy stuffed leather ball used for conditioning exercises

medicine man noun : a priestly healer or sorcerer esp. among the American Indians : SHAMAN

med·i·co noun, plural -cos : a medical practitioner or student

me·di·e·val or me·di·ae·val adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages

2 : extremely outmoded or antiquated

— me·di·e·val·ism noun

— me·di·e·val·ist noun

me·di·o·cre adjective [ORIGIN: MF, fr. L mediocris, fr. medius middle + ocris stony mountain]

: of moderate or low