Definitions

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  • noun A pit of soil used in agriculture to capture pesticide residue and break it down.
  • noun science fiction A bed equipped with biofeedback sensors for medical diagnosis.

Etymologies

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bio- +‎ bed

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Examples

  • Alyssa prepared a hypo of suitable compounds—anticoagulants and painkillers—but knew that there was no chance of putting his spleen, or other damaged internal organs, back together without the cellular regenerator array above the biobed.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • Scotty sat on a biobed in sickbay, while a nurse adjusted the cellular regenerator over his head, and Alyssa Ogawa read through the results of his latest tests.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • But without the cellular regenerator and biobed systems—

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • He sat, slumped forward to catch his breath, on a biobed, while a medtech prepared a hypo for him.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • His limbs drifted limply as the captain and Leah maneuvered him to the surface of a biobed.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • It was a petite and pretty Asian woman who took the stasis module and put it on a biobed out of the way.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • Alyssa prepared a hypo of suitable compounds—anticoagulants and painkillers—but knew that there was no chance of putting his spleen, or other damaged internal organs, back together without the cellular regenerator array above the biobed.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • He sat, slumped forward to catch his breath, on a biobed, while a medtech prepared a hypo for him.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • Scotty sat on a biobed in sickbay, while a nurse adjusted the cellular regenerator over his head, and Alyssa Ogawa read through the results of his latest tests.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

  • Ogawa helped Guinan off with her broad hat as she sat on the biobed.

    Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

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