Occupation or Discipline
biophysics Audio
bi·o·phys·ics [ bahy-oh-fiz-iks ]
Subclass of:
Biological Science Disciplines; Physics
Definitions related to biophysics:
  • Physics as applied to biological problems; an interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Study of biological structures and processes in terms of principles of physics.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The study of PHYSICAL PHENOMENA and PHYSICAL PROCESSES as applied to living things.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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