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

Meanings

nounsports medicine (uncountable)

alternative sportsmedicine

  1. uncountablemedicineThe 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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 運動醫學 /运动医学
  • 運動醫學 /运动医学 (yùndòng yīxué)branch of medicine
Finnish urheilulääketiede
  • urheilulääketiedebranch of medicine
French médecine du sport
  • médecine du sportbranch of medicine
German Sportmedizin
  • Sportmedizinbranch of medicine
Greek αθλητιατρική
  • αθλητιατρική (athlitiatrikí)branch of medicine
Hungarian sportorvoslás, sportmedicina
  • sportorvoslásbranch of medicine
  • sportmedicinabranch of medicine
Japanese スポーツ医学
  • スポーツ医学branch of medicine
Polish medycyna sportowa
  • medycyna sportowabranch of medicine
Portuguese medicina esportiva
  • medicina esportivabranch of medicine
Romanian medicină sportivă
  • medicină sportivăbranch of medicine
Russian спортивная медицина
  • спортивная медицина (sportivnaja medicina)branch of medicine
Slovak telovýchovné lekárstvo
  • telovýchovné lekárstvobranch of medicine
Spanish medicina deportiva
  • medicina deportivabranch of medicine
Turkish spor hekimliği
  • spor hekimliğibranch of medicine
Ukrainian спортивна медицина
  • спортивна медицина (sportyvna medycyna)branch of medicine
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APA

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Chicago

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