Occupation or Discipline
biology Audio
bi·ol·o·gy [ bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Biological Science Disciplines
Definitions related to biology (field):
  • (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 Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (biology) Science concerned with the phenomena of life and living organisms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (biology) The scientific study of living organisms.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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