biomedicine

noun

bio·​med·​i·​cine ˌbī-ō-ˈme-də-sən How to pronounce biomedicine (audio)
British usually -ˈmed-sən
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry

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The implications stretch well beyond bird adaptations to biomedicine. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026 This was an unprecedented, transformative investment in studying the ethical questions posed by advances in biomedicine and genetics. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025 The state counterpart to the National Institutes of Health would fund grants and programs for research in biomedicine, climate, wildfire, and infectious disease, among other areas. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Mastering a modern understanding of evolutionary trees is crucial to advances in fields ranging from animal behavior and physiology to conservation and biomedicine. — Kevin Omland, The Conversation, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biomedicine

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biomedicine was in 1922

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biomedicine

noun
bio·​med·​i·​cine
-ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry
also : a branch of medical science concerned especially with the capacity of human beings to survive and function in abnormally stressful environments and with the protective modification of such environments
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