biostatistics

[bahy-oh-stuh-tis-tiks]

bi·o·sta·tis·tics

[bahy-oh-stuh-tis-tiks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the application of statistics to biological and medical data.

Origin:
1945–50; bio- + statistics

bi·o·stat·is·ti·cian [bahy-oh-stat-uh-stish-uhn] , noun
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Biostatistics has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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biostatistics bi·o·sta·tis·tics (bī'ō-stə-tĭs'tĭks)
n.
The science of statistics applied to the analysis of biological or medical data.

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