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Keraunomedicine

Keraunomedicine is a really big and fancy word that talks about how lightning can hurt people's bodies. You know how when it rains a lot, sometimes you see big lights in the sky and hear really loud thunder? That's called lightning.

Sometimes, when lightning strikes something like a tree or a building or even the ground, it can create really powerful electric shock waves that can hurt people. Keraunomedicine is all about studying how these electric shock waves affect people's bodies and how doctors can help people who have been hurt by lightning strikes.

Doctors have learned that lightning can cause all sorts of problems for people, like burns, injuries to their muscles and nerves, and even changes to how their brains work. By understanding more about keraunomedicine, doctors can learn how to treat people who have been hurt by lightning strikes and help them get better.

So, even though keraunomedicine sounds like a big and scary word, it's really just all about taking care of people who have been hurt by lightning and making sure they can feel better!