Biomedical tissue
Biomedical Tissue
Biomedical tissue (pronunciation: /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtɪʃuː/) refers to any biological tissue used in biomedicine, the branch of medicine that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice. The term is often used to describe tissues that have been treated, manipulated, or altered for use in medical applications.
Etymology
The term "biomedical tissue" is derived from the combination of "biomedical", which is a compound of "biology" and "medicine", and "tissue", which in this context refers to a group of cells that perform a specific function. The term "tissue" comes from the French word "tissu", meaning "woven", which is a reference to the way in which cells are interlinked in the body.
Related Terms
- Biomedicine: The branch of medicine that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
- Tissue Engineering: The use of a combination of cells, engineering, and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physicochemical factors to improve or replace biological tissues.
- Regenerative Medicine: A branch of medicine that develops methods to regrow, repair or replace damaged or diseased cells, organs or tissues.
- Cell Culture: The process by which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside their natural environment.
- Biocompatibility: The ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific application.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Biomedical tissue
- Wikipedia's article - Biomedical tissue
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