biomedicine

noun

bio·​med·​i·​cine ˌbī-ō-ˈme-də-sən How to pronounce biomedicine (audio)
 British usually  -ˈmed-sən
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry

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His technologies have already been distributed in labs globally, resulting in thousands of advances in research, biomedicine, and agriculture, and have already shown life-saving results in treatment of T-cell leukemia, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, and high cholesterol. Ashley Lan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 Singapore and Chugai’s leadership in biomedicine Chugai Pharmabody Research (CPR), a subsidiary of Chugai Pharmaceutical, has built a reputation for its world-class research that has led to the development of life-saving drugs. Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025 While other regions of the world may be leading innovation in telecommunications, energy, automobiles, and biomedicine, U.S. companies, big and small, are the main innovators of wearable technology. IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2014 However, technology and advances in biomedicine alone cannot solve our problems. John Eger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biomedicine

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biomedicine was in 1922

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“Biomedicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedicine. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

biomedicine

noun
bio·​med·​i·​cine
-ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry
also : a branch of medical science concerned especially with the capacity of human beings to survive and function in abnormally stressful environments and with the protective modification of such environments
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