biomedicine

[bahy-oh-med-uh-sin]

noun

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

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

Origin of biomedicine

First recorded in 1945–50; bio- + medicine

Related formsbi·o·med·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for biomedical

Contemporary Examples of biomedical

“There is a great deal of biomedical research that occurs within the Department of Defense,” Visco says.
A Pink Rethink: Breast-Cancer Spending Comes Under the Microscope
Abigail Pesta
April 26, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for biomedical

biomedical

adjective

of or relating to biology and medicine or biomedicine

biomedicine

noun

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

the study of herbal remedies

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Word Origin and History for biomedical

adj.

also bio-medical, 1961, from bio- + medical.

biomedical in Medicine

biomedical

[bī′ō-mĕd′ĭ-kəl]

adj.

Of or relating to biomedicine.

Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences.

biomedicine

[bī′ō-mĕd′ĭ-sĭn]

n.

The branch of medical science that deals with the ability of humans to tolerate environmental stresses and variations, as in space travel.

The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.