biomedical engineering

American  

noun

1. bioengineering.

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biomedical engineering Scientific  

/ bī′ō-mĕd′ĭ-kəl /

1. The application of engineering techniques to the understanding of biological systems and to the development of therapeutic technologies and devices. Kidney dialysis, pacemakers, synthetic skin, artificial joints, and protheses are some products of biomedical engineering.

2. Also called bioengineering

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Etymology

Origin of biomedical engineering

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"Engineered cell therapies are transforming modern medicine," said co-senior author Dr. Peter Zandstra, professor and director of the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering.

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"The long-term goal is to have off-the-shelf cell therapies that are manufactured ahead of time and on a larger scale from a renewable source like stem cells," said co-senior author Dr. Megan Levings, a professor of surgery and biomedical engineering at UBC.

From Science Daily

Andrew Marks is also the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, a professor of biomedical engineering, and director of the Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology.

From Science Daily

"Most implantable systems are built around a canister of electronics that occupies enormous volumes of space inside the body," says Ken Shepard, Lau Family Professor of Electrical Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of neurological sciences at Columbia University, who served as one of the senior authors and led the engineering work.

From Science Daily

Rogers holds appointments in materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering and neurological surgery, and directs the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics.

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