| biome | <ecology> A region which has distinct types of organisms, substrates, and climate, all interacting to produce a large, distinct, and complex biotic community. (21 Mar 1998) |
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| biomechanics | <study> The study of the body in terms of its mechanical structure and properties. Locomotion of the body is one of the more important things to which the mechanical laws are applied for study. (21 Mar 1998) |
| biomedical | 1. Pertaining to those aspects of the natural sciences, especially the biologic and physiologic sciences, that relate to or underlie medicine. 2. Biological and medical, i.e., encompassing both the science(s) and the art of medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biomedical and dental materials | Substances used in biomedicine or dentistry predominantly for their physical, as opposed to chemical, properties. (12 Dec 1998) |
| biomedical engineering | <orthopaedics> The use of engineering technology, instrumentation and methods to solve medical problems, such as improving our understanding of physiology and the manufacture of artificial limbs and organs. (21 Mar 1998) |
| biomedical model | A conceptual model of illness that excludes psychological and social factors and includes only biological factors in an attempt to understand a person's medical illness or disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biomembrane | A structure bounding a cell or cell organelle; it contains lipids, proteins, glycolipids, steroids, etc. Synonym: membrana, membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biometer | <physiology> A device which is used to measure the tiny amounts of carbon dioxide that functioning tissues give off. (21 Mar 1998) |
| biometrical genetics | <study> The mathematical approach to the study of the inheritance of different phenotypes, or physical characteristics, as a result of plant or animal breeding. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biometrical school | A group of British geneticists, followers of Galton and Karl Pearson, whose approach to genetics was quantitative rather than enumerative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biometrician | One who specialises in the science of biometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biometrics | <study> The statistical approach to the study of biology, especially to biological events like births and deaths, and other biological observations. The calculation of life expectancy. (21 Mar 1998) |
| biometry | Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life. Origin: Gr. Life + -metry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |