biomedical engineering

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[-med′ikəl]

Etymology: Gk, bios + L, medicare, to heal

a system of scientific techniques that is applied to biologic processes to solve practical medical problems or answer questions in biomedical research.

engineering [en″jĭ-nēr´ing]

the application of scientific and mathematical principles to useful ends, such as in the development of mechanical devices, systems, or processes.

biomedical engineering bioengineering.

biomedical engineering,

n a system of techniques in which knowledge of biologic processes is applied to solve practical medical problems and answer questions in biomedical research.

biomedical engineering

Technology The application of engineering principles and methods to medical problems–eg, manufacture of prosthetic limbs and organs

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