bioethicist
oʊˈɛθ 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.
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bioethics (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (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 | |
| bio'ethical | |
| —adj | |
| bioethicist | |
| —n | |
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| bioethics (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks) | |
| —n | |
| (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 | |
| bio'ethical | |
| —adj | |
| bioethicist | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
bioethics bi·o·eth·ics (bī'ō-ěth'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.
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Science Dictionary
bioethics  (bī'ō-ěth'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice. |
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Cultural Dictionary
bioethics definition
The application of ethics to the science and practice of biology, especially as modern science is applied to human life and reproduction.
Note: With the advent of cloning and research on embryonic stem cells, bioethics has become an important branch of scientific inquiry.
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