space medicine

noun

Definition of space medicine

: a branch of medicine that deals with the physiological and biological effects on the human body of spaceflight

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Variety mentions that HMOs — some of the most loathed organizations of the ‘90s — still exist in 23rd-century space medicine. Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Men are from cyberspace: this week in tech, 20 years ago," 6 Oct. 2018 Variety mentions that HMOs — some of the most loathed organizations of the ‘90s — still exist in 23rd-century space medicine. Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Men are from cyberspace: this week in tech, 20 years ago," 6 Oct. 2018 The job is being offered by the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology, a group working to up French space medicine know-how. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, "France Wants You to Lie on Your Back for 60 Days in the Name of Space Research," 5 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of space medicine

1949, in the meaning defined above

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space medicine

noun

Medical Definition of space medicine

: a branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and biological effects on the human body of spaceflight