biomaterial.

1. A material designed to interact with living tissue, as in an implant or medical device.

2. A material made by or obtained from a living organism.

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Words that belong together

• an implant biomaterial
• a biocompatible biomaterial

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The implant's biomaterial had to remain stable without damaging the surrounding tissue.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular biomaterial; plural biomaterials. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common.