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Bioethics — is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine,… … Wikipedia
bioethics — also bio ethics, coined 1970 by U.S. biochemist Van Rensselaer Potter II (1911 2001), who defined it as Biology combined with diverse humanistic knowledge forging a science that sets a system of medical and environmental priorities for acceptable … Etymology dictionary
bioethics — [bī΄ōeth′iks] n. the study of the ethical problems arising from scientific advances, esp. in biology and medicine bioethical adj … English World dictionary
bioethics — bioethical, adj. bioethicist /buy oh eth euh sist/, n. /buy oh eth iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and… … Universalium
bioethics — n. an area of applied ethics relating to moral behaviour in the life sciences. The field was first named in 1971 and has become increasingly relevant with advances in such areas as genetic engineering and human assisted reproduction. Medical… … The new mediacal dictionary
Bioethics (journal) — Infobox Journal title = Bioethics discipline = Bioethics, Philosophy abbreviation = None publisher = Blackwell Publishing country = UK, U.S. frequency = 9 issues per year history = ?? present website = Bioethics at Blackwell Publishing… … Wikipedia
Bioethics of neonatal circumcision — The bioethics of neonatal circumcision are sometimes controversial within practicing cultures. Male circumcision involves the excision of genital tissue from the human body.Some studies indicate that the foreskin and frenulum perform certain… … Wikipedia
bioethics — noun The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances … Wiktionary
bioethics — The branch of ethics that investigates problems specifically arising from medical and biological practice. These include problems of the nature and distribution of treatment, the sphere of authority of the patient, the physician, and others, the… … Philosophy dictionary
bioethics — bio·eth·ics eth iks n pl but usu sing in constr the discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research and applications esp. in medicine bio·eth·ic eth ik n bio·eth·i·cal eth i kəl adj * * * bio·eth·ics (bi″o ethґiks)… … Medical dictionary
