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bioethics
/ ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪks; ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst /
noun
- 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
bioethics
/ bī′ō-ĕth′ĭks /
- The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice.
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Notes
With the advent of cloning and research on embryonic stem cells , bioethics has become an important branch of scientific inquiry.
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Derived Forms
- ˌbioˈethical, adjective
- bioethicist, noun
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Other Words From
- bio·ethi·cal adjective
- bi·o·eth·i·cist [bahy-oh-, eth, -, uh, -sist], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bioethics1
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Example Sentences
Too often in bioethics debates, we forget the people who are actually going to be affected by a new procedure.
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“Yes,” Dr. Iain Brassington, a bioethics lecturer at the University of Manchester, told me.
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