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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Life Wear Technologies, a leading manufacturer of innovative sports medicine products, is spending $2 million to expand operations in Pompano Beach, creating 20 jobs and retaining 40 others. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024 There’s a sports medicine complex attached to the stadium and a sports performance facility. Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 30 July 2024 By squeezing the muscles and blood vessels in your legs, compression garments increase what’s called venous return, the flow of blood from your extremities back to your heart, Gregory Rubin, DO, primary sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery based in Naples, Florida, tells SELF. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for sports medicine 

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 2 Dec. 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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