biomedical model


bi·o·med·i·cal mod·el

a conceptual model of illness that excludes psychological and social factors and includes only biologic factors in an attempt to understand a person's medical illness or disorder.

bi·o·med·i·cal mod·el

(bī'ō-med'i-kăl mod'ĕl) A conceptual model of illness that excludes psychological and social factors.

bi·o·med·i·cal mod·el

(bī'ō-med'i-kăl mod'ĕl) Concept of illness that excludes psychological and social factors and includes only biologic factors in an attempt to understand a person's medical illness or disorder.