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bioethics /bio·eth·ics/ (-eth´iks) obligations of a moral nature relating to biological research and its applications.
bi·o·eth·ics (b-thks)
n.
The study of the ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and biomedical advances, as in the fields of genetic engineering and drug research.
bioethics
[bī′ō·eth′iks]
Etymology: Gk, bios, life + ethos, the habits of humans or animals
obligations of a moral nature relating to biological research and its applications.
bioethics [bi″o-eth´iks]
the application of ethics to the biological sciences, medicine, nursing, and health care. The practical ethical questions raised in everyday health care are generally in the realm of bioethics.
bioethics,
n the study of social and moral issues raised in the field of biology, including medicine and dentistry.
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