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sports medicine
noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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Our sports medicine team thoroughly reviewed his records and has confidence he will be fully rehabbed in time to participate in our summer program.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Dr. Emmanuel Hostin, who owns an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in New York, is being sued on claims of fraud by American Transit, an insurance company mainly representing rideshare drivers.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Offices, sports medicine, community event spaces also.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2024
Hooked on hockey Konin was eight years old when his father accepted a faculty position in the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the University of South Florida.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
sports medicine
noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
Medical Definition
sports medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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