sports medicine
sports medicine noun: 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.
Noun
sports medicine (uncountable)
- 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
Forms of sports medicine
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Words formed from sports medicine
Questions about sports medicine
- What does sports medicine mean?
- Sports medicine means 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.
- What part of speech is sports medicine?
- Sports medicine is a noun.
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