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AEROMEDICINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("aeromedicine" is a kind of...):
biomedicine (the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel))
Derivation:
aeromedical (of or relating to aviation medicine)