biomedicine
noun
bio·med·i·cine
ˌbī-ō-ˈme-də-sən 
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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The past few years have seen a groundswell of concern from researchers about how race, a social construct not based in biology, is misused in biomedicine.
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Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
An analysis of its use across the 37 million or so citations and paper abstracts in life sciences and biomedicine contained within the PubMed catalog highlighted how much the word is in vogue.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 1 May 2024
The period between the 1920s and 1950s was a time of significant progress and exciting discoveries in genetics and biomedicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Scientists from different disciplines—biomedicine, social sciences, and climate science—need to work together to raise awareness among communities facing these threats.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
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Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
An analysis of its use across the 37 million or so citations and paper abstracts in life sciences and biomedicine contained within the PubMed catalog highlighted how much the word is in vogue.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 1 May 2024
The period between the 1920s and 1950s was a time of significant progress and exciting discoveries in genetics and biomedicine.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Scientists from different disciplines—biomedicine, social sciences, and climate science—need to work together to raise awareness among communities facing these threats.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for biomedicine
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“Biomedicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedicine. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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