bioengineering

n.

1. The application of engineering principles to the fields of biology and medicine, as in the development of aids or replacements for defective or missing body organs. Also called biomedical engineering.
2. Genetic engineering.

bioengineer bi'o·en'gi·neer' n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
  Synonyms: biotechnology, ergonomics

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bioteknologi

Nederlands (Dutch)
biotechniek

Français (French)
n. - bioingénierie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ersatz echter Gewebe durch künstliche, industr. Nutzung biosynthetischer Vorgänge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βιολογική μηχανική

Italiano (Italian)
ingengneria biologica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bioengenharia (f)

Русский (Russian)
биоинженерия

Español (Spanish)
n. - bioingeniería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ersättning av äkta vävnader genom konstgjorda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生物工程学

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生物工程學

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 생체공학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生体工学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهندسه الحيويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנדסת חיים, השתלת איברים, ביוטכנולוגיה‬

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