genomic

adjective

ge·​no·​mic ji-ˈnō-mik How to pronounce genomic (audio) -ˈnä- How to pronounce genomic (audio)
: of or relating to a genome or to genomics

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State of play: Innovation bright spots include point-of-care testing, liquid biopsies (a potentially non-invasive alternative to a traditional biopsy) and precision medicine (personalized treatment based on genomic testing). Erin Brodwin, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Moorjani’s group built a catalog of genomic information from 59 ancient individuals — who lived between 2,000 years ago and 45,000 years ago — and 275 present-day people. Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024 The Health Data Dilemma The explosion in the volume of health data – from our medical records to genomic information, and data collected from wearables – is leading to rapid advances in the science of healthcare. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Microsoft is launching a collection of open-source multimodal AI models that can analyze data types beyond just text, such as medical images, clinical records and genomic data. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for genomic 

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of genomic was in 1934

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“Genomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genomic. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

genomic

adjective
ge·​nom·​ic ji-ˈnō-mik How to pronounce genomic (audio) -ˈnäm-ik How to pronounce genomic (audio)
: of or relating to a genome or genomics
the genomic constitution of an organism
use of genomic technology to develop new and improved drugs

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