bioethics. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bioethics

SYLLABICATION:	bi·o·eth·ics
PRONUNCIATION:	b-thks
NOUN:	(used with a sing. verb) 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.
OTHER FORMS:	bio·ethi·cal —ADJECTIVE bio·ethi·cist (--sst) —NOUN


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