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

So hospitals and biomedical concerns use it to help cancer patients, people with auto-immune diseases and to develop drug therapies. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Chandler said those investments have helped veterans launch second careers as biomedical technicians through the Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology. —Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026

These are some of the innovations featured in STAT Madness, our annual bracket-style competition in which readers vote on the most important and impactful biomedical and health research published in the past year. —Amanda Erickson, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026

Marin Skincream was founded by two Maine biomedical engineers and uses upcycled lobster glycoproteins to support skin regeneration. —Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 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