sports medicine

noun

: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports

Examples of sports medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kansas City Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder provided a rough timeline of Patrick Mahomes' return from a torn ACL Wednesday. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025

Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder on Wednesday cautiously offered a timeline for Mahomes’ recovery. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025

An orthopedic and sports medicine clinic at the site will be open to the public. —Charlotte Observer, 12 Dec. 2025

Ken Crenshaw, 57, is the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team’s director of sports medicine and performance. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sports medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine

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

ˈspō(ə)rts-, ˈspȯ(ə)rts- 

: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports