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bi⋅o⋅med⋅i⋅cine

[bahy-oh-med-uh-sin]
–noun
1. the application of the natural sciences, esp. the biological and physiological sciences, to clinical medicine.
2. the science concerned with the effects of the environment on the human body, esp. environments associated with space travel.

Origin:
1945–50; bio- + medicine


bi⋅o⋅med⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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bi·o·med·i·cine   (bī'ō-měd'ĭ-sĭn)   
n.  
  1. The branch of medical science that deals with the ability of humans to tolerate environmental stresses and variations, as in space travel.

  2. The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.

bi'o·med'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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Main Entry: bio·med·i·cine
Pronunciation: -'med-&-s&n, Brit usu -'med-s&n
Function: noun
: medicine based on theapplication of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry; also : a branch of medical science concerned especially with the capacity of human beingsto survive and function in abnormally stressful environments and with the protective modification of such environments
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biomedicine bi·o·med·i·cine (bī'ō-měd'ĭ-sĭn)
n.

  1. The branch of medical science that deals with the ability of humans to tolerate environmental stresses and variations, as in space travel.

  2. The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.

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