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occupational medicine
(redirected from industrial medicine)

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occupational medicine
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries occurring at work or in specific occupations.
occupational medicine  (ky-psh-nl)
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of occupational injuries and diseases. An occupational disease is one that is associated with a particular occupation and occurs in the workplace. Some occupations confer specific risks, such as the prevalence of black lung in coal miners.


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