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

Last year, the country’s biomedical researchers watched with apprehension as the National Institutes of Health’s grant awards lagged billions of dollars behind the pace of previous years. —John Wilkerson, STAT, 16 Jan. 2026

Abbott named his appointees after El Paso investment fund director and biomedical nonprofit founder Emma Nevarez’s term expired August 2025, and Chairman Fred Farias resigned to assume a new role at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. —Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026

Another negotiating committee member abruptly resigns and a senior biomedical technician disappears. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

This is why the biomedical industry’s reliance on horseshoe crabs is now sparking ethical debates. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 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