biomaterial

biomaterial

See also: Biomaterial and biomateriał

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ material

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.
   • 2015 December 22, “In Vitro Evaluation of Spider Silk Meshes as a Potential Biomaterial for Bladder Reconstruction”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145240:

Translations

material

Finnish: biomateriaali French: biomatériau (fr) m Greek: βιοϋλικό (el) n (vioÿlikó) Irish: bithábhar m Polish: biomateriał m

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Spanish

Noun

biomaterial m (plural biomateriales)

1. biomaterial

Further reading

• “biomaterial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014