bioinformatics

[ bahy-oh-in-fer-mat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the retrieval and analysis of biochemical and biological data using mathematics and computer science, as in the study of genomes.

bioinformatics

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks /

noun

1. the branch of information science concerned with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information

bioinformatics

/ bī′ō-ĭn′fər-măt′ĭks /

1. Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection and analysis of genomic data.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioinformatics¹

First recorded in 1975–80; bio- ( def ) + informatics ( def )