biomedical

adjective

bio·​med·​i·​cal ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science

Examples of biomedical in a Sentence

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Healthcare and deployment NVIDIA also expanded its Clara platform with new AI models for biomedical research and drug discovery. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026 Growth during the quarter was largely driven by the biomedical manufacturing and electronics clusters, the ministry said. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026 Health agencies and programs The Administration has made significant staff and funding cuts at the departments and agencies that support Americans’ health, provide access to medications and vaccines, and conduct key biomedical and public health research. Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026 There’s a dentist, a first-year medical student, a recent medical school grad, a Theranos whistleblower, biotech and pharma executives, a medical archivist, a nutrition science researcher, a biomedical scientist, so many physicians, and other experts. Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biomedical

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of biomedical was in 1921

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“Biomedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedical. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

biomedical

adjective
bio·​med·​i·​cal -ˈmed-i-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science
biomedically adverb
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