biomedical

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/
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/ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/ · /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/ · /ˌbɑɪəʉˈmedɪk(ə)l/ · /ˌbɑɪɐʉˈmedɪk(ə)l/

Definition of biomedical

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
    “The research problem was biomedical in nature but the research approach adopted was multidisciplinary, with biomedical, psychological and anthropological aspects. Despite joint efforts, our biomedical colleagues felt that [...]”
    “Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have come to be defined as biomedical in nature.”
    “Clearly, some research undertaken by children's nurses is biomedical in nature although a significant amount of contemporary research is qualitative focusing on children's experiences and evaluating services.”
    “Even outside openSNP, the largest use case for DTC genetic data was not biomedical research or research in big pharma.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
    “The research problem was biomedical in nature but the research approach adopted was multidisciplinary, with biomedical, psychological and anthropological aspects. Despite joint efforts, our biomedical colleagues felt that [...]”
    “Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have come to be defined as biomedical in nature.”
    “Clearly, some research undertaken by children's nurses is biomedical in nature although a significant amount of contemporary research is qualitative focusing on children's experiences and evaluating services.”
    “Even outside openSNP, the largest use case for DTC genetic data was not biomedical research or research in big pharma.”

noun

  1. A product of the biomedicine industry.

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Etymology

From bio- + medical.

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