Etymology

biomedicine

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Today it means: The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine. Full definition →

English medicine ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishmedicine
  6. English todaybiomedicine

From bio- + medicine.

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