aviation medicine

American

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the psychological, physiological, and pathological effects of flying in airplanes.

aviation medicine British

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the effects on man of flight in the earth's atmosphere Compare space medicine

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What does a typical day look like in aviation medicine?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Those two career paths merged when he was deployed four times for his service in aviation medicine as a flight doctor.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021

After taking an advanced course in aviation medicine, Dr. Simons served as a flight surgeon in the Far East during the Korean War.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2010

For his wartime work in aviation medicine, the U.S. gave him a special award, the British gave him the Order of the British Empire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lovelace was a respected physician who had focused his career on aviation medicine after training at the Mayo Clinic.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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