Medical University
Medical School, Med School
noun
You've seen 大学 to mean "college." So take the 大 and put it with medicine to create "medicine college", or medical university.
いだい
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 大 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Your local medical university really prides itself on its eagle dye (いだい). It's the only dye in the world made straight out of eagles. A bit strange for a medical university, but impressive nonetheless!
わたしは、医大を目ざしてべん強しています。
I’m studying to get into medical school.
医者のたまごをかれ氏にするため、医大生のふりをして、医大にせん入してみました。
I pretended to be a med student and snuck into med school to find a future doctor boyfriend.
私は、ポケモンコレクションを売って、医大の学費を払った。
I paid my tuition for med school by selling my Pokémon collection.