biomedical
/ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/adjective, noun
biomedical is spelled B-I-O-M-E-D-I-C-A-L: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, biomedical means “Of or pertaining to biomedicine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biomedical?
| Letters | 10: B-I-O-M-E-D-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biomedical?
Biomedical appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biomedical?
- UK /ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/
- US /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/
- Australia /ˌbɑɪəʉˈmedɪk(ə)l/
Biomedical has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of biomedical
- biomedicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biomedical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
- 1
A product of the biomedicine industry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate biomedical?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of biomedical: biomed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biomedical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to biomedicine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biomédical |
| German | biomedizinisch |
| Portuguese | biomédico, biomédica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.