Aerospace Medicine

That branch of medicine dealing with the studies and effects of flight through the atmosphere or in space upon the human body and with the prevention or cure of physiological or psychological malfunctions arising from these effects. (from NASA Thesaurus)

Year introduced: 1980

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Tree Number(s): H02.403.029

MeSH Unique ID: D000337

Entry Terms:

• Medicine, Aerospace
• Aviation Medicine
• Medicine, Aviation
• Medicine, Space
• Space Medicine

Previous Indexing:

• Space Flight (1975-1979)

See Also:

• Accidents, Aviation
• Altitude
• Decompression Sickness
• Space Flight

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