biomedical engineering

noun

1. bioengineering ( def 1 ).

biomedical engineering

/ bī′ō-mĕd′ĭ-kəl /

1. The application of engineering techniques to the understanding of biological systems and to the development of therapeutic technologies and devices. Kidney dialysis, pacemakers, synthetic skin, artificial joints, and protheses are some products of biomedical engineering.
2. Also called bioengineering

Word History and Origins

Origin of biomedical engineering¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The technology, published on Nov. 20 in Nature Biomedical Engineering, has the potential to improve the quality of cardiovascular health monitoring in the clinic and at home.

From Science Daily

"This paper represents progress towards our big picture goal of engineering synthetic tissues," said Morsut, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, and biomedical engineering at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

From Science Daily

Joshua Yuan, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor and chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, and Susie Dai, a MizzouForward Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Missouri, and their collaborators at Texas A&M University, have used electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide to create an electro-biodiesel that is 45 times more efficient and uses 45 times less land than soybean-based biodiesel production.

From Science Daily

Growing up in Indiana, she was always encouraged to pursue her talent in science and math by her father, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering at Purdue University.

From Los Angeles Times

He recently completed his doctorate in chemical and biomedical engineering, but while doing sustainability research as an undergraduate, he felt ethically compelled to ditch animal foods after learning about their contribution to climate change.

From Salon