biomedicine

[ bahy-oh-med-uh-sin ]

noun
  1. the application of the natural sciences, especially the biological and physiological sciences, to clinical medicine.

  2. the science concerned with the effects of the environment on the human body, especially environments associated with space travel.

Origin of biomedicine

1
First recorded in 1945–50; bio- + medicine

Other words from biomedicine

  • bi·o·med·i·cal, adjective

Words Nearby biomedicine

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British Dictionary definitions for biomedicine

biomedicine

/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪsɪn, -ˈmɛdsɪn) /


noun
  1. the medical study of the effects of unusual environmental stress on human beings, esp in connection with space travel

  2. the study of herbal remedies

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