space medicine


noun

the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.

Origin of space medicine

First recorded in 1950–55

British Dictionary definitions for space medicine

space medicine

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the effects on man of flight outside the earth's atmosphere Compare aviation medicine

Medical definitions for space medicine

space medicine

n.

The medical science that is concerned with the biological, physiological, and psychological effects of space flight on humans.