biomedical engineering

noun

: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : bioengineering sense 1

biomedical engineer noun

Examples of biomedical engineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeff Karp, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard Medical School and MIT, is using his scientific background to liken the back and forth movements of a pendulum to the ebbs and flows of daily life. —Renée Onque, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024

Jang, a biomedical engineering major from Middletown, Delaware, was a member of Beta Alpha Omega, according to the fraternity's website. —Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024

As a junior studying biomedical engineering and computer science, Brian had planned to intern with medical device company Medtronic. —Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024

Brian, a college junior, was studying biomedical engineering and computer science. —Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

biomedical engineering

noun

: the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and improving care (as in the design of medical devices and diagnostic equipment or the creation of biomaterials and pharmaceuticals) : bioengineering sense 1

biomedical engineer noun