occupational medicine

American  

[ahk-yuh-pay-shuhn-uhl med-uh-sin] / ˌɑk yəˈpeɪ ʃən əl ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with occupational diseases.

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occupational medicine Scientific  

/ ŏk′yə-pā′shə-nəl /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of occupational injuries and diseases.

2. ◆ An occupational disease is one that is associated with a particular occupation and occurs in the workplace. Some occupations confer specific risks, such as the prevalence of black lung in coal miners.

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Other Word Forms

• occupational-medicine adjective

Example Sentences

Robert Harrison, an occupational medicine specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, has treated over 100 aircrew for injury from toxic exposure on a flight, including damage to the central nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

“This is going to get worse,” Michael Crane, a doctor of occupational medicine who directs the W.T.C.H.P., told me recently.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 11, 2019

He is a son of Dr. Lily Cheung Chui and Dr. David H. Chui of Newton, Mass. The groom’s mother, an occupational medicine specialist, is in private practice.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2018

Scientists have since proved Pott’s basic outline correct, and his remarkable medical detective work more or less inaugurated the field of occupational medicine.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2012

Although food poisoning on planes “absolutely happens,” said Anthony Harris, chief executive and medical director of the occupational medicine practice HFit Health, “it’s not a terribly common issue.”

From Washington Post