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biologically

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bi·o·log·i·cal  (b-lj-kl) also bi·o·log·ic (-ljk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms: biological processes such as growth and digestion.
2. Having to do with biology.
3. Related by blood or genetic lineage: the child's biological parents; his biological sister.
n.
A preparation, such as a drug, a vaccine, or an antitoxin, that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent.
bio·logi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.biologically - with respect to biology; "biologically related"


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