geomedicine

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

noun

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

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Origin of geomedicine

geo- + medicine

OTHER WORDS FROM geomedicine

ge·o·med·i·cal [jee-oh-med-i-kuhl], /ˌdʒi oʊˈmɛd ɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby geomedicine

geomagnetic reversal, geomagnetic storm, geomagnetism, geomancy, geomechanics, geomedicine, geometer, geometric, geometrical optics, geometrical pace, geometric distribution
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