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biomedical

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəɫ// UK //bˌaɪəʊmˈɛdɪkəl// bio·med·i·cal

adj. relating to both biology and medicine. You use this word to describe research, technology, or treatments that apply scientific knowledge to health.

adj. pertaining to the application of biological and other information sciences to medicine and health care. Typically used as a pre-modifier in compound nouns.


SIMPLE

The hospital uses new biomedical equipment.

CONTEXTUAL

The university launched a biomedical engineering program to train future healthcare innovators.

COMPLEX

Recent advances in biomedical imaging allow clinicians to detect microscopic changes in tissue structure long before symptoms appear.

Origin

From bio- + medical.

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