bioethics
[ bahy-oh-eth-iks ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ɪks /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM bioethics
bi·o·eth·i·cal, adjective bi·o·eth·i·cist [bahy-oh-eth-uh-sist] /ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ə sɪst/, nounWords nearby bioethics
bioengineering,
bioenvironmental,
bioequivalence,
bioequivalent,
bioethanol,
bioethics,
biofact,
biofeedback,
biofilm,
bioflavonoid,
biofog
Example sentences from the Web for bioethicist
Another brother, Ezekiel, is a bioethicist at the Harvard Medical School.
British Dictionary definitions for bioethicist
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, adjective bioethicist (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst), nounMedical definitions for bioethicist
bioethics
[ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks ]
n.
The study of the ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and biomedical advances, as in the fields of genetic engineering and drug research.
Scientific definitions for bioethicist
bioethics
[ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks ]
The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice.
Cultural definitions for bioethicist
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.