Meaning & use

biomedical

adjective·Academic

Relating to the application of biological and physiological principles to medicine and clinical practice.

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The university opened a biomedical research center to develop new treatments for chronic diseases.

She earned a biomedical engineering degree before designing devices used in hospital operating rooms.

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Biomedical usually modifies nouns like research, engineering, or science, describing work that connects biology directly to medical use.

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