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biomedical

British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to biology and medicine or biomedicine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The National Institutes of Health was previously, and for decades, the biggest funder of biomedical research against infectious diseases and other threats to public health globally,” Herder said.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

It was only when samples arrived at the biomedical research laboratory in the capital Kinshasa -- nearly 1,800 kilometres away as the crow flies -- that the Ebola outbreak was confirmed.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Their work combines ideas from evolutionary biology with findings from modern biomedical research to explain how early damage in the body may later contribute to diseases such as cancer, arthritis, and infections.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Johnson, from Pittsburgh, is committed to North Carolina State, where he will study biomedical engineering through a joint program with the University of North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The truth was exactly the opposite: Compton had drafted the order allowing the Tokyo machine to be restarted for biomedical research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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