Occupation or Discipline
bioethics
bi·o·eth·ics [ bahy-oh-eth-iks ]
Subclass of:
Ethics
Definitions related to bioethics:
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A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(biomedical ethics) The branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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