biomedicine
noun
biomedicine is spelled B-I-O-M-E-D-I-C-I-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biomedicine means “The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biomedicine is biomedicines.
How many letters and syllables are in biomedicine?
| Letters | 11: B-I-O-M-E-D-I-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biomedicine?
Biomedicine appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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).
Forms of biomedicine
- biomedicines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biomedicine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
- 2
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
- 3
A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate biomedicine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of biomedicine: biomed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biomedicine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a branch of medical science:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biomédecine |
| German | Biomedizin |
| Portuguese | biomedicina |
| Spanish | biomedicina |
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.
Where does biomedicine come from?
From bio- + medicine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).