sports medicine

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of sports medicine

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

See sports medicine defined for English-language learners

Recent Examples of sports medicine from the Web

The Detroit Medical Center announced plans Wednesday to open a new sports medicine center next to Little Caesars Arena for professional, amateur and weekend warrior-type athletes.

— jc reindl, Detroit Free Press, "DMC to open sports medicine center next to Little Caesars Arena," 6 June 2018
Penny has been accused of trying to cover up the allegations against Nassar, who continued to treat and molest patients at his Michigan State University sports medicine practice for a year after abuse was first reported to USA Gymnastics.

— NBC News, "USA Gymnastics' Steve Penny told staff to keep quiet about Nassar," 5 June 2018
One block away in the Golden 1 Center, Kaiser also has a sports medicine center that treats athletes of all ages.

— cathie anderson, sacbee, "As Kaiser shows off new Sacramento medical facility, officials call it good for health of downtown," 1 June 2018
Purdue coach Matt Painter has said Haas is done for the season, but the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported that the Purdue sports medicine has reached out to Purdue mechanical engineering about coming up with a brace that would allow Haas to play.

— andrew mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, "Your guide to the NCAA East Regional at TD Garden," 22 Mar. 2018
OrthoCincy is Greater Cincinnati’s largest independent orthopaedic and sports medicine practice, with 29 doctors and 11 locations throughout the area.

— orthocincy, Cincinnati.com, "Welcome to OrthoCincy Healthy Living!," 3 Jan. 2018
After graduating high school, Carlson headed to Salisbury State University to study sports medicine.

— ruth bruno, courant.com, "Hartford Teacher Of The Year Awarded To Benjamin Carlson," 24 May 2018
The health system offers fellowships in emergency medicine, gastroenterology, orthopedics, sports medicine and craniofacial surgery.

— naseem s. miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Nemours to start pediatric residency program," 2 May 2018
Platelets, known for their high concentration of growth factors, have been used in sports medicine for decades, and recently (in the past decade or so) entered into the world of beauty.

— rebecca norris, Allure, "I Tried Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections on My Stretch Marks — Here's What Happened," 23 Apr. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sports medicine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.