biomedical engineering
noun
: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : bioengineering sense 1
biomedical engineer
noun
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Robichaud has stayed in California, completing her master’s degree in biomedical engineering.
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Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Along with Montefalcone and her daughter, a biomedical engineering student, University of Genoa identified additional victims as research fellow Muriel Oddenino and recent graduate Federico Gualtieri.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
In the early 2000s, a pair of Lebanese antiquities dealers introduced him to their son Roben Dib, who was studying biomedical engineering at the University of Hamburg.
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Ariel Sabar,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
That’s why Schaffer, the Cornell professor, introduced the oral defense in his biomedical engineering class.
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Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Along with Montefalcone and her daughter, a biomedical engineering student, University of Genoa identified additional victims as research fellow Muriel Oddenino and recent graduate Federico Gualtieri.
—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
In the early 2000s, a pair of Lebanese antiquities dealers introduced him to their son Roben Dib, who was studying biomedical engineering at the University of Hamburg.
—
Ariel Sabar,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
That’s why Schaffer, the Cornell professor, introduced the oral defense in his biomedical engineering class.
—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for biomedical engineering
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“Biomedical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedical%20engineering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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