HyperDic: life_science

English > 1 sense of the expression life science:
NOUNcognitionlife science, bioscienceany of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
English > life science: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAny of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms.
Synonymbioscience
Narrowerbiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
biomedical scienceThe application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
biometrics, biometry, biostatisticsA branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
craniologyThe scientific study of the skulls of various human races
dermatoglyphicsThe study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
dieteticsThe scientific study of food preparation and intake
dysgenics, cacogenicsThe study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
eugenicsThe study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
euthenicsThe study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions
medical scienceThe science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
Broadernatural scienceThe sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
Spanishbiociencia, ciencias biológicas, ciencias de la vida
Catalanciències biològiques
Nounslife scientist(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms

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