biomechanics en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusbor. English mechanics English biomechanics From bio- + mechanics.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
- (uncountable) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
Deriveds
nanobiomechanics · pathobiomechanics · palaeobiomechanics
Translations (13)
fi biomekaniikka (branch of biophysics) · io biomekaniko (the functioning of a particular part of a body) · ca biomecànica (the functioning of a particular part of a body) · km ជីវយន្តវិទ្យា (branch of biophysics) · ca biomecànica (branch of biophysics) · pl biomechanika (branch of biophysics) · pl biomechanika (the functioning of a particular part of a body) · tl haysigwasan (branch of biophysics) · ga bithmheicnic (branch of biophysics) · io biomekaniko (branch of biophysics) · vi cơ sinh học (branch of biophysics) · cmn 生物力學 /生物力学 (branch of biophysics) · de Biomechanik (branch of biophysics)