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aviation medicine

–noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the psychological, physiological, and pathological effects of flying in airplanes.
Also called aeromedicine.
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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. Also called aerospace medicine, aviation medicine.
aer'o·med'i·cal (-kəl) adj.
aviation medicine  
n.  See aeromedicine.
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