bioethics
[ bahy-oh-eth-iks ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
a 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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bioethics
bi·o·eth·i·cal, adjectivebi·o·eth·i·cist [bahy-oh-eth-uh-sist], /ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ə sɪst/, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use bioethics in a sentence
From 2010 to 2017, she was on a presidential committee on bioethics.
“Vaccine passports could further erode trust”|Lindsay Muscato|December 22, 2020|MIT Technology ReviewThe approach is politically savvy, said Harald Schmidt, a bioethics expert at the University of Pennsylvania.
Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity?|Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun|December 18, 2020|Washington PostAnother brother, Ezekiel, is a bioethicist at the Harvard Medical School.
British Dictionary definitions for bioethics
bioethics
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
Derived forms of bioethics
bioethical, adjectivebioethicist (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for bioethics
bioethics
[ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks ]
The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice.
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Cultural definitions for bioethics
bioethics
The application of ethics to the science and practice of biology, especially as modern science is applied to human life and reproduction.
notes for bioethics
With the advent of cloning and research on embryonic stem cells, bioethics has become an important branch of scientific inquiry.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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