bioethics

[ bahy-oh-eth-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a field of study concerned with the ethics ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.

bioethics

/ ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks; ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst /

noun

1. 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

bioethics

/ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks /

1. The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice.

bioethics

1. The application of ethics to the science and practice of biology , especially as modern science is applied to human life and reproduction.

Notes

With the advent of cloning and research on embryonic stem cells , bioethics has become an important branch of scientific inquiry.

Derived Forms

• ˌbioˈethical, adjective
• bioethicist, noun

Other Words From

• bio·ethi·cal adjective
• bi·o·eth·i·cist [bahy-oh-, eth, -, uh, -sist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioethics¹

First recorded in 1970–75; bio- + ethics

Example Sentences

Ruth Faden, the founder of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, helped lead the group that issued the guidance after Zika.

From ProPublica

The team of researchers from Yale underscored the importance of future research, as well as input from bioethics experts.

From Washington Post

The prospect of a future surge in xenotransplants is reigniting a bioethics firestorm.

From Singularity Hub 

Elizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics, University of Cincinnati This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

From No Straight News

“It’s not really a prohibition on asking, it’s a prohibition against sharing,” said Kayte Spector-Bagdady, an associate director at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan.

From Washington Post

Too often in bioethics debates, we forget the people who are actually going to be affected by a new procedure.

From The Daily Beast

“Yes,” Dr. Iain Brassington, a bioethics lecturer at the University of Manchester, told me.

From The Daily Beast