n. [ Gr. bi`os life. ] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a rain forest biome or prairie biome. [ PJC ]
2. a particular region which is a biome{ 1 }. [ PJC ]
n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering. [ PJC ]
n. 1. The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine. [ PJC ]
2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body. [ PJC ]