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geomedicine

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

noun

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


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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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