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bi•o•me•chan•ics
(bī′ō mi kan′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
bi′o•me•chan′i•cal, adj.
bi′o•me•chan′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Medicine
- Biochemistrythe study of the action of external and internal forces on the living body, esp. on the skeletal system.
- Biochemistrythe development of prostheses.
- Biochemistrythe study of the mechanical nature of biological processes, as heart action and muscle movement.
- bio- + mechanics 1930–35
bi′o•me•chan′i•cal•ly, adv.