bioengineering
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bioengineering \bi`o*en*gin*eer"ing\ n.
1. biological science applied to the study the relation
between workers and their environments.
Syn: ergonomics.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the application of engineeering principles to solve
problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial
limbs or organs; -- called also biomedical engineering.
[PJC]
3. the branch of engineering dealing with the application of
biological processes to the solution of practical
problems, such as the manufacture of products by
fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for
various purposes, the use of microorganisms in
environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also
biotechnology.
[PJC]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
biomedical engineering \bi"o*med`i*cal en`gin*eer"ing\ n.
The application of engineeering principles to solve problems
in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or
organs; -- called also bioengineering.
[PJC]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
bioengineering
n : the branch of engineering science in which biological
science is used to study the relation between workers and
their environments [syn: biotechnology, ergonomics]
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