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
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This is about creating distrust in the existing biomedical community.
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ABC News, 17 June 2026
What is happening currently in biology and medicine—with biomedical research accelerating the understanding of disease and developing new drugs—is fascinating and will revolutionize the approach to human health.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Institutions connected to the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins, the University System of Maryland and the broader I-270 biotechnology corridor have helped make Maryland a major center for genomics, biotechnology, life sciences and biomedical innovation.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
The article frames the Diabetes Care editorial—warning that funding cuts and political interference will drive scientists out of biomedical research and cripple progress on diabetes and other diseases—as a wider call to arms.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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ABC News, 17 June 2026
What is happening currently in biology and medicine—with biomedical research accelerating the understanding of disease and developing new drugs—is fascinating and will revolutionize the approach to human health.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Institutions connected to the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins, the University System of Maryland and the broader I-270 biotechnology corridor have helped make Maryland a major center for genomics, biotechnology, life sciences and biomedical innovation.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
The article frames the Diabetes Care editorial—warning that funding cuts and political interference will drive scientists out of biomedical research and cripple progress on diabetes and other diseases—as a wider call to arms.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for biomedical
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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
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