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/, nounWords nearby biostatistics
biospectrometry,
biospectroscopy,
biospeleology,
biosphere,
biostatics,
biostatistics,
biostratigraphy,
biostrome,
biosurgery,
biosynthesis,
biosynthetic
Medical definitions for biostatistics
biostatistics
[ bī′ō-stə-tĭs′tĭks ]
n.
The science of statistics applied to the analysis of biological or medical data.