biostatistics

[ bahy-oh-stuh-tis-tiks ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊ stəˈtɪs tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the application of statistics to biological and medical data.

Origin of biostatistics

First recorded in 1945–50; bio- + statistics

OTHER WORDS FROM biostatistics

bi·o·stat·is·ti·cian [bahy-oh-stat-uh-stish-uh n] /ˌbaɪ oʊˌstæt əˈstɪʃ ən/, noun

Medical definitions for biostatistician

biostatistics
[ bī′ō-stə-tĭstĭks ]

n.

The science of statistics applied to the analysis of biological or medical data.