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geomedicine
[ jee-oh-med-uh-suhnor, especially British, -med-sin ]
Other Words From
- ge·o·med·i·cal [jee-oh-, med, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of geomedicine1
Example Sentences
Geospatial medicine, sometimes called geomedicine, studies how location affects our health and well-being.
One of the chief instigators of geomedicine is Bill Davenhall, a manager at the GIS software company Esri.
Other geomedicine technologies under development include Health Begins, a social networking platform that seeks to make clinicians more aware of socioeconomic factors that can affect health.
Epidemiology gets an upgrade as geomedicine delivers new data on ills New technology helps doctors tailor treatment by linking a patient’s location to outbreaks of illness.
Epidemiology gets an upgrade as geomedicine delivers new data on ills New technology helps doctors tailor treatment by linking a patient’s location to outbreaks of illness.
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