life science

noun

1. any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.

life science

noun

1. any one of the branches of science concerned with the structure and behaviour of living organisms, such as biology, botany, zoology, physiology, or biochemistry Compare physical science See also social science

life science

1. Any of several branches of science, such as biology, medicine, and ecology, that study the structural and functional organization of living organisms and their relationships to each other and the environment.

2. Compare physical science

Other Word Forms

• life scientist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of life science¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Related Words

• anthropology 
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• natural science 
• zoology