aeromedicine

[air-uh-med-uh-suhn]

aer·o·med·i·cine

[air-uh-med-uh-suhn]

Origin:
aero- + medicine
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Aeromedicine has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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Medical Dictionary

aeromedicine aer·o·med·i·cine (âr'ō-měd'ĭ-sĭn)
n.
The medical study and treatment of physiological and psychological disorders associated with atmospheric or space flight.

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