biosocial

[ bahy-oh-soh-shuhl ]

adjective

of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.
Sociology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the theories of or phenomena studied in biosociology.

of or relating to social phenomena that are affected by biological factors.

Origin of biosocial

¹

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + social

Also bi·o·so·ci·o·log·i·cal [bahy-oh-soh-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -shee-]. /ˌbaɪ oʊˌsoʊ si əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ʃi-/.

Other words from biosocial

bi·o·so·cial·ly, adverb

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