Occupation or Discipline
biology
bi·ol·o·gy [ bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Biological Science Disciplines
Definitions related to biology (field):
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(biology) One of the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES concerned with the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of animals, plants, and microorganisms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(biology) Science concerned with the phenomena of life and living organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(biology) The scientific study of living organisms.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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