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

In 25 years, most people will be using brain-computer interfaces to control devices with their thoughts, says Bin He, professor of biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Jennifer Lee, a master's student in biomedical engineering, worked in Dr. Abhishek Jain's lab to design an advanced vessel-chip capable of reproducing the wide range of shapes seen in real blood vessels.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Yodchanan Wongsawat, a biomedical engineering professor at one of Thailand's top universities, is next in line in the populist political dynasty begun by his uncle, former prime minister and telecoms billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Michael McRoberts is a Northwestern graduate in biomedical engineering who spent much of his career designing debt-collection strategies for a credit bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Jake used the bulk of his earnings to finance Haazim Farooqi’s room, board, and tuition for the biomedical engineering PhD program at New Jersey’s Rutgers University.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein