AEROMEDICINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aeromedicine mean? 

• AEROMEDICINE (noun)
  The noun AEROMEDICINE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AEROMEDICINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROMEDICINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

aeromedicine; aerospace medicine; aviation medicine

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)