biomedicine
noun
bio·med·i·cine
| \ ˌbī-ō-ˈme-də-sən
, British usually -ˈmed-sən\
, British usually -ˈmed-sən\
Definition of biomedicine
: medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry
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Benjamin Hurlbut, William's son and a historian of biomedicine at Arizona State University in Tempe, says leaders in the scientific community should take a hard look at their actions, too. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies," 1 Aug. 2019 Weijan Chen, director of the city of Dongguan’s Economic and Trade Office, said his city is seeking to invest in automation, biomedicine and telecommunications in Israel. — Dov Lieber, WSJ, "Chinese Investment in Israel Raises Security Fears," 11 Feb. 2019 The blueprint recommends that the hubs focus on three areas: developing ultraprecise quantum sensors for biomedicine, navigation, and other applications; hack-proof quantum communication; and quantum computers. — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, "Updated: Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress," 27 June 2018 The blueprint recommends that the hubs focus on three areas: developing ultraprecise quantum sensors for biomedicine, navigation, and other applications; hack-proof quantum communication; and quantum computers. — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, "Updated: Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress," 27 June 2018 This model is untenable as discoveries target ever smaller patient populations in the emerging era of biomedicine. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Right To Try Arrives," 22 May 2018 The blueprint recommends that the hubs focus on three areas: developing ultraprecise quantum sensors for biomedicine, navigation, and other applications; hack-proof quantum communication; and quantum computers. — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, "Updated: Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress," 27 June 2018 The blueprint recommends that the hubs focus on three areas: developing ultraprecise quantum sensors for biomedicine, navigation, and other applications; hack-proof quantum communication; and quantum computers. — Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, "Updated: Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress," 27 June 2018 Since 1979, China and the United States have maintained a bilateral agreement, the Cooperation in Science and Technology, to jointly study fields like biomedicine and high-energy physics. — Ben Guarino, Washington Post, "China increasingly challenges American dominance of science," 3 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'biomedicine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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