biomedical

biomedical — adjective

1. describing work, study, or products that bring together what scientists know abo

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing work, study, or products that bring together what scientists know about living things and what doctors do to treat illness — for example, designing artificial joints, drugs, or medical scanners.

例句

Dr. Xander leads a small biomedical research team at Kyoto University.

attributive: biomedical + research

The new biomedical engineering program trains students to design heart valves and hearing aids.

collocation: biomedical engineering

同義詞
  • medical

    broader; covers everyday clinical care, while 'biomedical' stresses the science behind it

  • clinical

    focuses on direct patient treatment; 'biomedical' covers lab and device work too

  • biotechnological

    narrower; mainly genetic and cellular techniques, often for industry rather than treatment

文法句型

biomedical + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive), most often with research, engineering, science, sciences, company, device, or industry. Rarely appears after a linking verb such as 'be'.

常見錯誤

❌The research is very biomedical.
✅It is a biomedical research project.
💡'biomedical' modifies a noun; it does not stand alone after 'be'.
❌She studies biomedical.
✅She studies biomedical science.
💡the adjective always needs a noun (science, engineering, research) after it.