— 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 treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
[ 1970-75; BIO- + ETHICS ]