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Biologic — Bi o*log ic, Biological Bi o*log ic*al, a. 1. Of or relating to biology. {Bi o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] 2. related by blood; of parents and children; contrasted with {adoptive}, {adopted}, or {foster}; as, Mary was adopted directly from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biological psychiatry — Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its approach and draws on sciences such as… … Wikipedia
Biological — Biologic Bi o*log ic, Biological Bi o*log ic*al, a. 1. Of or relating to biology. {Bi o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] 2. related by blood; of parents and children; contrasted with {adoptive}, {adopted}, or {foster}; as, Mary was adopted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biological — [bī΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. 1. of or connected with biology; of plants and animals 2. of the nature of living matter 3. used in or produced by practical biology 4. related genetically rather than by adoption [her biological father] n. a biological… … English World dictionary
biological — also biologic adj 1) of or relating to biology or to life and living processes 2) used in or produced by applied biology 3) related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <an adoptee who searched for years for her… … Medical dictionary
biological half-life — or biologic half life n the time that a living body requires to eliminate one half the quantity of an administered substance (as a radioisotope) through its normal channels of elimination * * * the time required for a living tissue, organ, or… … Medical dictionary
Biologic Institute — The Biologic Institute is a tax exempt organization with offices in Redmond, Washington and laboratories in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. [Occasionally, the word for biological in foreign languages is mis translated into… … Wikipedia
biologic agent — A substance that is made from a living organism or its products and is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biologic agents include antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines. Also called biological agent or… … English dictionary of cancer terms
biological — biologically, adv. /buy euh loj i keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to biology. 2. of or pertaining to the products and operations of applied biology: a biological test. n. 3. Pharm. any substance, as a serum or vaccine, derived from animal products or… … Universalium
Biological therapy — Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body s natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight… … Medical dictionary
