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

Only by involving multiple subject matter experts can the government ensure that the best projects — ones that will yield technological and biomedical advances aligned with broad national and international interests — are supported. — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Picard knows that his ideas can be a challenging for some of his biomedical colleagues to accept. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Annabelle Singer, an associate professor and biomedical engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, is running her own research using light and sound to probe what goes wrong in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

Stem cells have transformed biomedical research by allowing researchers to observe how tissues develop, investigate the causes of disease, and test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 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