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bioengineering

noun

Etymology

From bio- + engineering.

  1. derived from ingegniere — “engineer”
  2. derived from engigneour
  3. derived from ingénieur
  4. derived from *ǵenh₁-✻ — “to beget, give birth to; to produce”
  5. derived from ingenium — “innate or natural quality, nature; intelligence, natural capacity; ability, skill, talent; (Medieval Latin) engine; machine”
  6. derived from engigneor
  7. derived from enginour
  8. inherited from enginour — “one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”
  9. suffixed as engineering — “engineer + ing”
  10. prefixed as bioengineering — “bio + engineering”

Definitions

  1. The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical…

    The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical sciences

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