[bahy-oh-eth-iks] 
) | 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. |
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.
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.
| bioethics (bī'ō-ěth'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
The study of the ethical and moral implications of medical research and practice. |