biosocial

[ bahy-oh-soh-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.
2. Sociology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the theories of or phenomena studied in biosociology.
3. of or relating to social phenomena that are affected by biological factors.

Other Words From

• bio·social·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of biosocial¹

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + social