biomedical engineering

noun

: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : bioengineering sense 1

biomedical engineer noun

Examples of biomedical engineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pursuit of work-life balance can also cause mental distress, Jeff Karp, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard Medical School and MIT, told CNBC Make It in September 2024. —Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025

Such systems power printers, DNA chips, and lab-on-a-chip technology used in biomedical engineering. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025

Ayelet Lesman’s biomedical engineering lab at Tel Aviv University quantified the force of the embryos on the faux womb. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Shams, who is from Iran and pursuing a PhD in biomedical engineering at UConn, received a warning from TSA after arguing with an airline staff member. —Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biomedical engineering

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• rehearing
• veneering
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing

Medical Definition

biomedical engineering

noun

: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : bioengineering sense 1

biomedical engineer noun