3-D: Short for three-dimensional. This term is an adjective for something that has features that can be described in three dimensions — height, width and length.
bioengineer: Someone who applies engineering to solve problems in biology or in systems that will use living organisms.
blood vessel: A tubular structure that carries blood through the tissues and organs.
cardiovascular: An adjective that refers to things that affect or are part of the heart and the system of vessels and arteries that move blood through the heart and tissues of the body.
cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells.
development: (in biology) The growth of an organism from conception through adulthood, often undergoing changes in chemistry, size and sometimes even shape. (in engineering) The growth or change of something from an idea to a prototype.
dimension: Descriptive features of something that can be measured, such as length, width or time.
engineer: A person who uses science and math to solve problems. As a verb, to engineer means to design a device, material or process that will solve some problem or unmet need.
field: An area of study, as in: Her field of research is biology. Also a term to describe a real-world environment in which some research is conducted, such as at sea, in a forest, on a mountaintop or on a city street. It is the opposite of an artificial setting, such as a research laboratory.
gel: A gooey or viscous material that can flow like a thick liquid.
limb: (in physiology) An arm or leg. (in botany) A large structural part of a tree that branches out from the trunk.
mechanical engineer: Someone trained in a research field that uses physics to study motion and the properties of materials to design, build and/or test…
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