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bioethics: Meaning and Definition of

bi•o•eth•ics

Pronunciation: (bī"ō-eth'iks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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bioequivalence biofeedback
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