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 first was to Shimadzu Corporation, a biomedical company in Kyoto. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Alpha Genesis, which houses about 5,00 monkeys of a variety of species at two South Carolina sites for biomedical studies and scientific research, has identified the animals as young rhesus macaques females weighing no more than 7 pounds. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024 Gabrielle Ludwig is a biomedical equipment technician in her early 60s and a transgender woman. Joseph Choi, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024 Houston scientists will conduct biomedical research on crew members aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard space rocket launching from West Texas on Friday. Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024 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 6 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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