BIOMEDICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biomedical mean? 

• BIOMEDICAL (adjective)
  The adjective BIOMEDICAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine

  Familiarity information: BIOMEDICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOMEDICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

biomedical research laboratory

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

These fibers are often utilized in the construction of biomedical devices.

(Nanofiber, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic or natural carcinogenic compound found in a variety of smokes and industrial products, N-Amyl-N-Methylnitrosoamine is used in biomedical research to induce experimental hepatocarcinogenesis, probably through abnormal DNA methylation.

(N-Amyl-N-Methylnitrosoamine, NCI Thesaurus)

An institute within the National Institutes of Health with the mission to improve health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies.

(National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NCI Thesaurus)

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) primarily supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders.

(National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NCI Thesaurus)

Its mission is to enable biomedical research, support health care and public health, and promote healthy behavior.

(National Library of Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The General and Equipment Repair Shared Resource provides biomedical and laboratory equipment management, maintenance, repair, and engineering support services for Cancer Center departments and laboratories.

(General and Equipment Repair Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

Ethyl methanesulfonate may be used experimentally in biomedical research.

(Ethyl Methanesulfonate, NCI Thesaurus)

The Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database (CRISP) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at NIH.

(Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database, NCI Thesaurus)

CHAI Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization formed to fund biomedical research into promising avenues largely ignored because they do not conform to current group-think.

(CHAI Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)

Nafovanny is the largest captive breeder and supplier of cynomolgus monkeys to the biomedical research community.

(Cynomolgus Maritius Monkey, NCI Thesaurus)