bioscience (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *bioscience*:
NOUN	cognition	bioscience, life science	any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

bioscience > pronunciation
Sounds	bay.owsiy'ahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *bioscience*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms.
Synonym	life science
Narrower	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
	biomedical science	The application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
	biometrics, biometry, biostatistics	A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
	craniology	The scientific study of the skulls of various human races
	dermatoglyphics	The study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
	dietetics	The scientific study of food preparation and intake
	dysgenics, cacogenics	The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
	eugenics	The study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
	euthenics	The study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions
	medical science	The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
Broader	natural science	The sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
Spanish	biociencia, ciencias biológicas, ciencias de la vida
Catalan	ciències biològiques

HyperDic: bioscience