bioethicist
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a word derived from
bioethics.
bioethicsnouna field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
Example Sentences
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel is an oncologist, bioethicist and health-policy expert.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“Responsible adults agree we can’t do it now because it’s unreasonably unsafe,” said Stanford University bioethicist Hank Greely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“It’s what the reasonable person would want to know,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
“In the ideal world, it would be great if there were full transparency,” said Dr. Robert Klitzman, a psychiatrist and bioethicist at Columbia University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
Frustrated, he stepped down from the committee and, together with a University of Washington bioethicist named Sara Goering, decided to independently pursue the issue.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024