Occupation or Discipline
sports medicine
[ spawrts, spohrts med-uh-sin ]
Subclass of:
Medicine
Definitions related to sports medicine specialty:
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(sports medicine) A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment or injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(sports medicine) Branch of medicine concerned with assessment and improvement of fitness and the treatment and prevention of medical disorders related to sports.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(sports medicine) The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Sports medicine, medical and paramedical supervision, of athletes in training and in competition, with the goal of prevention and treatment of their injuries. Sports medicine entails the application of scientific research and practice to the optimization of health and athletic performance. Since...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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