biomedical
adjective
bio·med·i·cal
ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl 
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science
Examples of biomedical in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Also widely used in biomedical research, PDMS is flexible and easy to shape to closely replicate the skin’s outer layer.
—
Krittika Goyal, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The Trump administration may take a more critical eye to the work of some agencies—for example, the National Institutes of Health, which funds most biomedical research in the U.S.
But the opening is there.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The biomedical research community is in an uproar about the abrupt cancellation last week of these meetings, which are crucial to keeping labs afloat and trainees paid.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 27 Jan. 2025
Last week, the National Institutes of Health — the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world — canceled its scientific meetings and study sections, which also helps determine which research to fund.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for biomedical 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Krittika Goyal, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The Trump administration may take a more critical eye to the work of some agencies—for example, the National Institutes of Health, which funds most biomedical research in the U.S.
But the opening is there.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The biomedical research community is in an uproar about the abrupt cancellation last week of these meetings, which are crucial to keeping labs afloat and trainees paid.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 27 Jan. 2025
Last week, the National Institutes of Health — the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world — canceled its scientific meetings and study sections, which also helps determine which research to fund.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for biomedical
Dictionary Entries Near biomedical
Cite this Entry
“Biomedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedical. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
biomedical
adjective
bio·med·i·cal
-ˈmed-i-kəl
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share