"biomaterial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biomaterials [plural]
Etymology: bio- + material Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|material}} bio- + material Head templates: {{en-noun}} biomaterial (plural biomaterials)
  1. A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body. Translations (material): biomateriaali (Finnish), biomatériau [masculine] (French), βιοϋλικό (vioÿlikó) [neuter] (Greek), bithábhar [masculine] (Irish), biomateriał [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-biomaterial-en-noun-ZbS-3XAS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-

Inflected forms

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