| biome | (n) a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate |
| biomedical | (adj) relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine |
| biomedical science | (n) the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine |
| biomedicine | (n) the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice |
| biomedicine | (n) the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) |
| biometric identification | (n) the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics, Syn. biometric authentication, identity verification |
| biometrics | (n) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis, Syn. biometry, biostatistics |
| therapeutic cloning | (n) nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant, Syn. biomedical cloning |
| Biome | n. [ Gr. bi`os life. ] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a rain forest biome or prairie biome. [ PJC ] 2. a particular region which is a biome{ 1 }. [ PJC ] |
| biomedical | Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of medicine. [ PJC ] 2. Of or pertaining to biomedicine. [ PJC ] |
| biomedical engineering | n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering. [ PJC ] |
| biomedicine | n. 1. The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine. [ PJC ] 2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body. [ PJC ] |
| Biometry | n. [ Gr. bi`os life + -metry. ] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life. [ 1913 Webster ] |
