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
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Reproductive justice and autonomy won’t be possible without a revolution in biomedical design and engineering.
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Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
The researchers report that their battery can be stretched up to 22 percent and can be used in applications including biomedical patches, health trackers, smart textiles, and wristwatches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2024
Ginther said most biotech and biomedical companies aren’t concerned with funding basic science like universities.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
The team examined data from the UK Biobank—a massive biomedical database—analyzing genes from 38,043 lefties and 313,271 righties.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Vanderbilt’s biomedical/medical engineering majors have median earnings of $94,340 four years out.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
At risk:Young and middle-aged adults with depression face greater dementia risk later in life
How the study was conducted
Researchers followed more than 350,000 people under the age of 65 in the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database, to try and understand risk factors for dementia.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There are key advantages of the system for biomedical uses, such as the small, unobtrusive design.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Her work in biomedical research had ended with the discovery in Epstein’s lab.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
The researchers report that their battery can be stretched up to 22 percent and can be used in applications including biomedical patches, health trackers, smart textiles, and wristwatches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2024
Ginther said most biotech and biomedical companies aren’t concerned with funding basic science like universities.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
The team examined data from the UK Biobank—a massive biomedical database—analyzing genes from 38,043 lefties and 313,271 righties.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Vanderbilt’s biomedical/medical engineering majors have median earnings of $94,340 four years out.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
At risk:Young and middle-aged adults with depression face greater dementia risk later in life
How the study was conducted
Researchers followed more than 350,000 people under the age of 65 in the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database, to try and understand risk factors for dementia.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There are key advantages of the system for biomedical uses, such as the small, unobtrusive design.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Her work in biomedical research had ended with the discovery in Epstein’s lab.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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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
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