Main Entry: bio·med·i·cine

Pronunciation: \-ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən\

Function: noun

: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry ; also : a branch of medical science concerned especially with the capacity of human beings to survive and function in abnormally stressful environments and with the protective modification of such environments