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bioethics

noun

Etymology

From bio- + ethics.

  1. derived from ἠθική
  2. derived from ethica
  3. derived from ethique
  4. inherited from etik
  5. formed as bioethics — “bio- + ethics”

Definitions

  1. The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.

    • This graded appreciation of the developing moral status of human life, especially during its prenatal stages, is deeply relevant to some of the most important bioethics debates of our day.

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