The medical practice concerned with the biological effects of relativistic travel and high gravity, and the use of relativistic effects for treatment. This includes mitigating the cellular stress of acceleration, managing the asymmetric aging between travelers and those left behind ("twin paradox" syndrome), and using controlled time dilation in medical pods to slow metabolic processes during critical surgery or to allow accelerated healing relative to outside time. It's the ICU for astronauts who have danced too close to the speed of light.
Example: "After his near-c mission, he was admitted for relativistic medicine. His cells were aging out of sync, and his circadian rhythm was tied to a ship's clock that experienced six months for every Earth day. Therapy involved gradual retarding fields and timeline reconciliation counseling."
by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026
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