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

Florida’s sports medicine community works hard to keep all athletes healthy and safe. — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Swimming also works the muscles that support the trunk, says Mark Slabaugh, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital at Mercy in Baltimore also not involved in the Australian research. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 July 2026

Meaning, the smell likely triggered positive emotions and motivation in the brain that boosted training capacity—even though hunger didn’t decrease, Michael Fredericson, MD, a sports medicine physiatrist with Stanford Medicine, told Health. — Cathy Nelson, Health, 20 July 2026

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Griffin is expected to miss 8-10 weeks. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

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