bioengineering

noun

bio·​en·​gi·​neer·​ing ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˌen-jə-ˈnir-iŋ 

1

: 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) : biomedical engineering

2

: the application of biological techniques (such as genetic recombination) to create modified versions of organisms (such as crops)

especially : genetic engineering

Examples of bioengineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tom Ellis, a professor of synthetic genome engineering at Imperial College’s Centre for Synthetic Biology and department of bioengineering, said that mirror life was still very much science fiction rather than science fact. —Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024

In 2007, two of Rice's bioengineering professors, Drs. —Subha Barry, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Nya Harrison, 21, a bioengineering major at Stanford University, and a member of the women’s soccer team, is feeling the effects of the Cardinal’s move from the Pac-12 to the ACC, a shift announced in September 2023. —Lilly Umana, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024

But in the past decade, bioengineering and computer science have advanced rapidly. —Celia Ford, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

bioengineering

noun

bio·​en·​gi·​neer·​ing -ˌen-jə-ˈni(ə)r-iŋ 

1

: 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) : biomedical engineering

2

: the application of biological techniques (as genetic recombination) to create modified versions of organisms (as crops)

especially : genetic engineering