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biomedicine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
bio-med-i-cine
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A medicine created with the use of living organisms.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English medicine English biomedicine From bio- + medicine.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

biomedicines (plural)

Questions

What does biomedicine mean?
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
Where does biomedicine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English medicine English biomedicine From bio- + medicine.

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