— biophysical /buy'oh fiz"i keuhl/ , adj. — biophysically , adv. — biophysicist /buy'oh fiz"euh sist/ , n.
/buy'oh fiz"iks/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
[ 1890-95; BIO- + PHYSICS ]