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biomedicine

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

A medicine created with the use of living organisms.

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Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

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Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

Narrower terms: aeromedicine, aerospace medicine, aviation medicine

5

noun

Meaning 5

the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice

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Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English medicine English biomedicine From bio- + medicine.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الطِّبّ الْحَيَوِيّ (aṭ-ṭibb al-ḥayawiyy) — a branch of medical science
  • Belarusian: біямедыцына (bijamjedycyna) — a branch of medical science
  • Catalan: biomedicina — a branch of medical science
  • Danish: biomedicin — a branch of medical science
  • Estonian: biomeditsiin — a branch of medical science
  • Finnish: biolääketiede — a branch of medical science
  • French: biomédecine — a branch of medical science
  • German: Biomedizin — a branch of medical science
  • Greek: βιοϊατρική (vioïatrikí) — a branch of medical science
  • Irish: bithleigheas — a branch of medical science
  • Italian: biomedicina — a branch of medical science
  • Malay: bioperubatan — a branch of medical science
  • Norwegian Bokmål: biomedisin — a branch of medical science
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: biomedisin — a branch of medical science
  • Persian: زیستپزشکی — a branch of medical science
  • Polish: biomedycyna — a branch of medical science
  • Portuguese: biomedicina — a branch of medical science
  • Russian: биомедицина (biomedicina) — a branch of medical science
  • Serbo-Croatian: biomedicina — a branch of medical science
  • Spanish: biomedicina — a branch of medical science
  • Swedish: biomedicin — a branch of medical science
  • Turkish: biyotıp — a branch of medical science