biomedical

adjective

bio·​med·​i·​cal ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science

Examples of biomedical in a Sentence

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The payloads aboard this Dragon cargo mission—the 32nd by SpaceX—include normal things like fresh food (exactly 1,262 tortillas), biomedical and pharmaceutical experiments, and the technical demonstration of a new atomic clock. Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 The tiny tattoos given to the creatures were meant to test a procedure that could create micro- and nanoscale devices for living matter, a crucial advancement for biomedical fields. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 In Ohio, for instance, NIH grants for biomedical research supports about 13,000 jobs, Carpenter said, and total NIH funding in the state is more than $1 billion. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025 This country gave me the opportunity to train as a biomedical scientist and to collaborate with dedicated researchers from around the world who, like me, had found a home in the United States. Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biomedical

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of biomedical was in 1921

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“Biomedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedical. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

biomedical

adjective
bio·​med·​i·​cal -ˈmed-i-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science
biomedically adverb
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