premed

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In the United States, undergraduate students interested in studying medicine typically earn a degree in the sciences along with additional coursework known as "premed", which prepares them for the MCAT, the standardized test required to be accepted into medical school. This word may also be spelled "pre-med."
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (student preparing for medical school)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el estudiante de premedicina
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la estudiante de premedicina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Ofelia is a bio major, and she's also premed.Ofelia estudia biología y también es estudiante de premedicina.
2. (premed program)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el curso propedéutico de medicina
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I've already taken a number of science classes, so I'm considering doing premed.Como ya tomé varias clases de ciencia, estoy pensando en hacer el curso propedéutico de medicina.
a. la premedicación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The patient will need to arrive at 8 am for premed for the operation.El paciente deberá llegará a las 8 am para la premedicación antes de la operación.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
4. (relating to premed)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. de premedicina
Wes only has two more premed courses that he has to do.A Wes solo le falta tomar dos clases de premedicina.
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