bioastronautics

[ bahy-oh-as-truh-naw-tiks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of the environmental effects of space and space flight on living organisms.

Origin of bioastronautics

1
First recorded in 1955–60; bio- + astronautics

Other words from bioastronautics

  • bi·o·as·tro·nau·tic, bi·o·as·tro·nau·ti·cal, adjective
  • bi·o·as·tro·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for bioastronautics

bioastronautics

/ (ˌbaɪəʊˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of the effects of space flight on living organisms: See space medicine

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