biomedical

adjective bio·med·i·cal \ ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl \

|Updated on: 27 Jul 2018

Definition of biomedical

1 : of or relating to biomedicine

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

Recent Examples of biomedical from the Web

Jared Nettleton received a bachelor’s of science degree in biomedical sciences.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 29 June 2018
Mark Saltzman, a biomedical, chemical and environmental engineer and physiologist, designed the PNA to be very small — two to three ten thousandths of a millimeter — which was vital to the experiment’s success.

— rebecca lurye, courant.com, "Gene Editing Shows Promise In Yale Study," 29 June 2018
Searching for clues to reverse aging ome of the most exciting, perhaps fanciful, biomedical research involves slowing the aging process.

— karen weintraub, STAT, "An anti-aging researcher faces the loss of his inspiration: his 96-year-old father," 20 June 2018
Lacks’s descendants never received compensation and were never asked for input, despite the ongoing worldwide use of Lacks’s cells for biomedical research into diseases running the gamut from HIV to Ebola to Parkinson’s.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "Famed for “Immortal” Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture," 15 May 2018
Both of these studies represent basic biomedical research.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Overlooked antibodies play star role in fighting flu, Scripps Research-led study finds," 6 Apr. 2018
Worldwide Primates, a controversial South Florida company that imports monkeys for biomedical research, has long attracted the ire of animal-rights protesters.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "In battle with animal rights activists, he sent letter filled with white powder. To himself. | Miami Herald," 9 Mar. 2018
In modern times, scientists have used ouabain in biomedical research and even used it as a therapy for low blood pressure and irregular heartbeats—at very low doses.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Poison arrows inspire new male contraceptive, scientists report," 21 Jan. 2018
James Wilsdon, a science policy specialist at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, says considering people outside of biomedical research is a good idea.

— kai kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, "Biomedical charity places major bet on ‘bold’ research to win bigger payoffs," 10 July 2018

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adjective bio·med·i·cal \ -ˈmed-i-kəl \

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