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The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise
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sports medicine — spō(ə)rts , spȯ(ə)rts n a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports * * * a specialty concerned with the treatment of sports injury and measures designed… … Medical dictionary
Sports medicine — specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating injuries related to participating in sports and/or exercise, specifically the rotation or deformation of joints or muscles caused by engaging in such physical activities. The sports medicine team … Wikipedia
sports medicine — n. a branch of medicine concerned with athletic conditioning and nutrition, the treatment and prevention of athletic injuries, and the improvement of athletic performance … English World dictionary
sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. [1960 65] * * * Medical and paramedical supervision and treatment of athletes. It has four… … Universalium
sports medicine — noun the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty * * * a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during… … Useful english dictionary
sports medicine — illegal drugs Although prevalent among professional athletes on an individual basis, the practice and language reflected state policy in Communist East Germany: ... in order to win, everything possible must be done, and... sports… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sports medicine — sporto medicina statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Medicinos sritis, tirianti sportininkų ir sportuotojų sveikatą, jų fizinį išsivystymą, fizinių pratimų, sporto poveikį sveikatai, ligų ir traumų, susijusių su sporto pratybomis… … Sporto terminų žodynas
sports medicine — sports′ med icine n. med a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
Sports Medicine (House) — House (TV series) episode episode name = Sports Medicine episode no = HOU 112 airdate = February 22, 2005 writer = John Mankiewicz David Shore director = Keith Gordon season = 1 diagnosis = Cadmium poisoningSports Medicine is the twelfth episode… … Wikipedia
sports medicine — noun Date: 1961 a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports … New Collegiate Dictionary
sports medicine — a specialty concerned with the treatment of sports injuries and measures designed to prevent or minimize them (e.g. in the design of sports equipment) … The new mediacal dictionary
