🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

biomatériau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biomatɛʁjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Biomaterial/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.məˈtɪr.i.əl/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce biomatériau est utilisé pour les implants orthopédiques."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A natural or synthetic material that is suitable for use in construction of artificial organs, medical implants, or tissue engineering.

    "The researchers tested a new biomaterial for bone tissue regeneration."
  2. 2

    Matter that is derived from a biological source, such as plant or animal tissues, used for industrial or structural applications.

    "The design studio focuses on developing sustainable biomaterials from agricultural waste."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form 'bio-' (from Greek 'bios', meaning life) combined with 'material' (from Latin 'materialis', relating to matter). Coined in the mid-20th century with the rise of modern biomedical engineering and materials science to describe substances that interact with biological systems.

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