bi·o·sci·ence (b   -s  ns)n. See life science. bi o·scien·tific (-sn-t fk) adj.bi o·scien·tist n. |
bioscience [ˈbaɪəʊˌsaɪəns]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) another name for a life science
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the life sciences collectively
bioscientific adj
bioscientist n
bioscience
any of the sciences that deal with living organisms.
See also: Biology
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| Noun | 1. |  bioscience - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organismsnatural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms biomedical science - the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine biometrics, biometry, biostatistics - a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis craniology - the scientific study of the skulls of various human races dermatoglyphics - the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics" dietetics - the scientific study of food preparation and intake eugenics - the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) cacogenics, dysgenics - the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced euthenics - the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
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