aerospace medicine

n. The medical study and treatment of physiological and psychological disorders associated with atmospheric or space flight. Also called aeromedicine, aviation medicine.

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aerospace medicine - the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)aeromedicine, aviation medicinebiomedicine - the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

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see aviation medicineaviation medicine,
scientific study of the biological effects of aviation, especially on human beings. Although aviation medicine is concerned with such problems as the spread of diseases by persons traveling by air and the harmful effects of noise and air pollution, its
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study of the medical and biological effects of space travel on living organisms. The principal aim is to discover how well and for how long humans can withstand the extreme conditions encountered in space, as well as how well they can readapt to the earth's
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aerospace medicine

[¦e·rō¦spās ′med·ə·sin] (medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with the effects of flight in the atmosphere or space upon the human body and with the prevention or cure of physiological or psychological malfunctions arising from these effects. Also known as aeromedicine; aviation medicine.

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aer·o·space med·i·cine

a branch of medicine combining the areas of concern of both aviation and space medicine.

aerospace medicine

n. The medical study and treatment of physiological and psychological disorders associated with atmospheric or space flight. Also called aeromedicine, aviation medicine.

Aerospace Medicine

A composite field of medicine (borrowing from internal medicine, neurology, metabolic disease, and others), which studies the effects of atmospheric and space flight on physiology and health.
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(1) Aviation medicine, see there.
(2) Space medicine, see there.

aerospace medicine

A field of medicine that studies the effects of atmospheric & space flight on human physiology and health Types 1. Aviation medicine, see there.2. Space medicine, see there.

aer·o·space med·i·cine

(ār'ō-spās med'i-sin) Medical specialty focusing on health and medical problems of airplane and space flight personnel.

aerospace medicine

The branch of medicine dealing with the physical and psychological effects and implications of flying and space travel, including those of excessive accelerations, weightlessness, isolation and zero gravity.

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

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