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Noun: biomedicine  ,bI-ow'me-di-sun
  1. The branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
     
  2. The branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

Derived forms: biomedicines

Type of: medical specialty, medicine

Encyclopedia: Biomedicine

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