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geomedicine

American

[jee-oh-med-uh-suhn, -med-sin] / ˌdʒi oʊˈmɛd ə sən, -ˈmɛd sɪn /

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the effect of geography on disease.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

geomedical

adjective

Etymology

Origin of geomedicine

geo- + medicine

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Other geomedicine technologies under development include Health Begins, a social networking platform that seeks to make clinicians more aware of socioeconomic factors that can affect health.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2013

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