bioastronautics


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bi·o·as·tro·nau·tics

(bī'ō-as-trō-naw'tiks),
The study of the effects of space travel and space habitation on living organisms.

bioastronautics

(bī′ō-ăs′trə-nô′tĭks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the biological and medical effects of space flight on living organisms.
bi′o·as′tro·nau′ti·cal adj.

bioastronautics

[-as′trōnôt′iks]
the science dealing with the biological aspects of space travel.

bioastronautics

(bī″ō-ăs″trō-naw′tĭks)
The study of the effects of space travel on living plants and animals.
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