aerospace medicine
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- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊˌspeɪs ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
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medicina aeroespacial
- The research conducted on astronaut health is vital for advancements in aerospace medicine.
Examples
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He has practiced medicine in combat in Afghanistan and will be practicing aerospace medicine next year at NASA.
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As a leader in aerospace medicine, Dr. Gomez focuses on addressing health issues faced by pilots during high-altitude flights.
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Students in the aerospace medicine program learn about the physiological effects of space travel on the human body.
Synonyms
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A field that studies how space flight affects human health
The study and care of health problems caused by flying and space travel
Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'aerospace' (relating to the atmosphere and outer space) with 'medicine' (the medical field): it denotes the medical specialty concerned with health in flight and space travel. This compositional compound follows regular noun-noun formation patterns and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will understand it.
Etymology
The noun aerospace medicine comes from doctors who work with people in the air and in space. The parts aero ('air') and space ('space') create a clear image of a doctor checking a pilot in a plane or an astronaut in a spaceship. That's why it means the medical study and care of health problems from 'flight and space travel'.