| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bioengineering |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·o·en·gi·neer·ing |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b   - nj -nîr  ng |
| NOUN: | 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. | | OTHER FORMS: | bio·engi·neer —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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