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Biomedical Engineering - answer application of
engineering techniques and analyses to problem-solving
in medicine and the biomedical sciences
Medical engineering - answer Uses engineering concepts
and technology for the development of instrumentation,
diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and artificial organs
Medical engineering(continued) - answer Examines biology
and medicine to identify areas in which technology might
be advantageous
Clinical engineering - answer Uses engineering to improve
healthcare at hospitals, minimizing costs and providing
better patient care through the use of technology, and is
responsible for equipment effectiveness and safety
, Bioengineering - answer Research oriented, biotechnology
genetic engineering, and modify plants and animals cells
to improve them or develop new organisms
Develops innovative biologics, materials, processes,
implants, devices, and informatics approaches
Helps to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases
cochlear implant - answer Communicates w/ your brain
and helps you to hear
Biomedical engineering(continued) - answer Is a growing
profession concerned with application of engineering,
mathematics, computing, and science methodologies to
analyze biological and physiological problems
-produces technological advancements in health care
Another biomedical engineering definition - answer Uses
engineering technology, instrumentation and methods to
solve medical problems, such as improving our
understanding of physiology and the manufacture of
artificial limbs and organs
-uses other engineering disciplines
Electrical engineering - answer uses instrumentation
Ex: bioamplifiers(hearing aids)