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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His supporters have also called for the immunologist to face criminal charges for allegedly suppressing information relating to the origin of the virus, as well as his involvement in funding potentially risky biomedical research in Wuhan, China. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Oncologists are working with biomedical engineers on the app design and clinical evaluation. Amy Guttman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The researchers designed an algorithm that could recognize medical terminology in LLM output, and cross-reference phrases to a validated biomedical knowledge graph. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025 In 2024, biomedical technology really got to our heads—or more specifically, our eyes and brains. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biomedical 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 30 Jan. 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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