biomedical

adjective

bio·​med·​i·​cal ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl 

1

: of or relating to biomedicine

2

: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science

Examples of biomedical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research is in limbo. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Moreover, biomedical engineers are testing self-healing polymers for implants, tissue scaffolds, and wearable medical devices. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026

Scientific leaders fear the rejections could discourage students from pursuing research careers at a moment when graduate students are already struggling to find work in labs due to tenuous biomedical funding. —Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 11 Feb. 2026

Since evolution is the conceptual foundation for all biology, this flawed perspective can hinder all biological and biomedical science. —Kevin Omland, The Conversation, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing biomedical

• biomedical engineering

Rhymes for biomedical

• nonmedical
• premedical
• aeromedical
• paramedical
• medical
• pedicle

Medical Definition

biomedical

adjective

bio·​med·​i·​cal -ˈmed-i-kəl 

1

: of or relating to biomedicine

2

: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science

biomedically

-k(ə-)lē 

adverb