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sports medicine

Sports medicine is defined as a branch of medicine that includes the science of athletic nutrition and conditioning, preventing and diagnosing athletic injuries and increasing performance.

(noun)

An example of sports medicine is a medical doctor with a specialty in both internal medicine and sports medicine.

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See sports medicine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a branch of medicine concerned with athletic conditioning and nutrition, the treatment and prevention of athletic injuries, and the improvement of athletic performance

See sports medicine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The branch of medicine that deals with injuries or illnesses resulting from participation in sports and athletic activities.

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