space medicine

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Floating in a Virtual World Jay Buckey — a former space shuttle astronaut — is now a professor of space medicine and physiology at Dartmouth. —

Shannon Stirone, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2016 During the mission, according to state media, the crew will also conduct more than 40 experiments and tests in the fields of space science research, space medicine and space technology, as well as three to four extravehicular activities — performed by astronauts in space suits. —

Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022 Even the medical events in the movie are grounded in reality--due, in no small part, to the input of Kevin Fong, an expert in space medicine at University College London, who advised the movie. —

Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2017 The crew will conduct more than 40 scientific experiments in space science, space medicine and space technology. —

WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022 Three spacewalks are planned to install equipment in preparation for the station’s expansion, while the crew will also assess living conditions in the Tianhe module and conduct experiments in space medicine and other fields. —

orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2021 The crew plans to do three spacewalks to install equipment in preparation for expanding the station, assess living conditions in the Tianhe module, and conduct experiments in space medicine and other fields. —

Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2021 The crew will do three spacewalks to install equipment in preparation for expanding the station; assess living conditions in the Tianhe module and conduct experiments in space medicine and other fields. —

NBC News, 16 Oct. 2021 One of the Germans also at Randolph was Hubertus Strughold, who became known as the father of American space medicine but fell into controversy over his Nazi past. —

Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 25 Dec. 2020 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of space medicine was in 1949

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