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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
DEF

[An engineering branch consisting in] the application of traditional engineering disciplines to medical problems without any necessary grounding in molecular life sciences.

OBS

According to some sources, the term "bioengineering" can stand for "biomedical engineering" or "biological engineering". It can even be used to encompass facets of both.

Key term(s)
  • bio-engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
DEF

[Discipline résultant de l'application] des sciences de l'ingénieur aux problématiques qui touchent aux sciences de la vie, et plus particulièrement à la médecine, [sans toutefois reposer nécessairement sur la biologie moléculaire].

OBS

Le «génie biomédical» englobe le génie médical, le génie biologique et le génie clinique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
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