bioscience
Noun
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Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms (synset 106046810)
is a type of: natural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomenasubtypes:
- biological science, biology - 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
- eugenics - the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
- cacogenics, dysgenics - the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
- 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
same as: life science
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