bioethics

bi·o·eth·ics

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy-oh-eth-iks]
- /ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ɪks/
- /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌeθ.ɪks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-oh-eth-iks]
- /ˌbaɪ oʊˈɛθ ɪks/

Definitions of bioethics word

noun bioethics the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination 3
noun bioethics the study of the ethical problems arising from scientific advances, esp. in biology and medicine 3
noun bioethics 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. 1
noun bioethics morality applied to medical science 1
noun bioethics (ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances. 0

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Origin of bioethics

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; bio- + ethics

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Parts of speech for Bioethics

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bioethics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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