Research Activity
biomedical research
bi·o·med·i·cal re·search [ bahy-oh-med-ikal ri-surch, ree-surch ]
Subclass of:
research
Definitions related to biomedical research:
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Research concerned with the application of biological and physiological principles to clinical medicine.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Research that involves the application of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to medicine.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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To perform one or more operations on information for conducting scientific investigations to obtain health care knowledge. Use of the data must be related to specified biomedical basic or applied research. For example, research on rare plants to determine whether biologic properties may be useful for pharmaceutical development. May be used in combination with clinical trial and other healthcare research purposes of use.NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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