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bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal

  [bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to biology.
2. of or pertaining to the products and operations of applied biology: a biological test.
–noun
3. Pharmacology. any substance, as a serum or vaccine, derived from animal products or other biological sources and used to treat or prevent disease.
Also, bi⋅o⋅log⋅ic.

Origin:
1855–60; biolog(y) + -ical

Related forms:
bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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bi·o·log·i·cal   (bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms: biological processes such as growth and digestion.

  2. Having to do with biology.

  3. Related by blood or genetic lineage: the child's biological parents; his biological sister.

n.  A preparation, such as a drug, a vaccine, or an antitoxin, that is synthesized from living organisms or their products and used medically as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent.
bi'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: biological
Variant: also biologic
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to biology or to life and living processes
2 : used in or produced by applied biology
3 : related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage biological parents> —bi·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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biological bi·o·log·i·cal (bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms.

  2. Having to do with biology.

  3. Related by blood, as in a child's biological parents.

n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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