biomedical

adjective

bio·​med·​i·​cal ˌbī-ō-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
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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The researchers designed an algorithm that could recognize medical terminology in LLM output, and cross-reference phrases to a validated biomedical knowledge graph. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025 In 2024, biomedical technology really got to our heads—or more specifically, our eyes and brains. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024 In the past, the agency has also kept open PubMed, which holds biomedical research abstracts needed for health care, and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, where reporting of clinical studies is a legal requirement. Bydavid Malakoff, science.org, 19 Dec. 2024 Another notable example of this transatlantic cooperation is the Italian government’s recent and unprecedented $21 million donation to Boston University (BU) for biomedical research. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biomedical 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of biomedical was in 1921

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“Biomedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomedical. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

biomedical

adjective
bio·​med·​i·​cal -ˈmed-i-kəl How to pronounce biomedical (audio)
1
: of or relating to biomedicine
2
: of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical science
biomedically adverb
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