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biomedicine

noun bio·med·i·cine \-ˈme-də-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən\

Definition of BIOMEDICINE

:  medicine based on the application of the principles of the natural sciences and especially biology and biochemistry
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First Known Use of BIOMEDICINE

1923
Medical Dictionary

biomedicine

noun bio·med·i·cine \-ˈmed-ə-sən, British usually -ˈmed-sən\

Medical Definition of BIOMEDICINE

:  medicine based on the application 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 beings to survive and function in abnormally stressful environments and with the protective modification of such environments

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