AVIATION MEDICINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)

Synonyms:

aeromedicine; aerospace medicine; aviation medicine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aviation medicine" is a kind of...):

biomedicine (the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel))

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