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Biomedicine
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called allopathic medicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice. (NCI Thesaurus)
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