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Words related to biological
bi·o·log·i·cal
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biological parent
a parent who has conceived (biological mother) or sired (biological father) rather than adopted a child and whose genes are therefore transmitted to the child. -
birth parent
a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent. -
biological accumulation
the accumulation within living organisms of toxic substances occurring in the environment. -
biological magnification
the increasing concentration of toxic substances within each successive link in the food chain. -
biological psychiatry
a school of psychiatric thought concerned with the medical treatment of mental disorders, especially through medication, and emphasizing the relationship between behavior and brain function and the search for physical causes of mental illness. -
biosocial
relating to the interaction of biological and social elements