sports medicine
noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Erin Barill, the Colts’ director of sports medicine, trotted onto the field and knew immediately. 
The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2022 The remainder of the space will be for a football practice field, weight rooms, sports medicine offices, a coach’s office, and film rooms, Kennon said. al, 8 Aug. 2022 Photos of Carson's neck hardware were shared by Dr. Jesse Morse, a sports medicine physician in Florida. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 The renovated sports medicine center for BC football is appropriately named the Barry Gallup Sports Medicine Center. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Cheng was a 52-year-old sports medicine physician and father of two. Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 17 May 2022 Evans, who will be a senior at Pascagoula High School in the fall, wants to study physical therapy or sports medicine in college. James Freeman, WSJ, 11 July 2022 Ken Crenshaw, the organization’s director of sports medicine and performance, was among those helping Perdomo get his swing right. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022 The churchgoer killed was a sports medicine doctor and master of martial arts who was slain while trying to stop the shooting. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 See More
The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2022 The remainder of the space will be for a football practice field, weight rooms, sports medicine offices, a coach’s office, and film rooms, Kennon said. al, 8 Aug. 2022 Photos of Carson's neck hardware were shared by Dr. Jesse Morse, a sports medicine physician in Florida. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 The renovated sports medicine center for BC football is appropriately named the Barry Gallup Sports Medicine Center. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Cheng was a 52-year-old sports medicine physician and father of two. Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 17 May 2022 Evans, who will be a senior at Pascagoula High School in the fall, wants to study physical therapy or sports medicine in college. James Freeman, WSJ, 11 July 2022 Ken Crenshaw, the organization’s director of sports medicine and performance, was among those helping Perdomo get his swing right. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022 The churchgoer killed was a sports medicine doctor and master of martial arts who was slain while trying to stop the shooting. Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sports medicine
noun
ˈspō(ə)rts-, ˈspȯ(ə)rts- 
: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports