sports medicine

noun

: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports

Examples of sports medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One sports medicine doctor who studied game video described the injury as if Hutchinson were whacked in the shin with a bat, Frank Witsil reports, and predicted that Hutchinson likely would have a metal rod in his leg to help hold and weld the broken fragments back together. Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024 During residency, podiatrists receive additional training in areas such as surgery, sports medicine, wound care, and diabetic foot care. Adam H. Kaplan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024 This is excellent news, and another health benefit to encourage people to get regular physical activity, says Harry Stafford Jr., MD, a primary care sports medicine doctor at Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina, who was not involved in the study. Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024 Tamara McLeod, a sports medicine professor, and her daughter, Kalyn McLeod, a Phoenix high school student, will be volunteering at the Arizona Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in central Phoenix, the largest MLK event in the state. Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sports medicine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports medicine was in 1952

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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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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