bioethics
noun/baɪoʊˈɛθɪks/
Frequency rank: #18,640 most common English word
Meaning
the study of ethical issues arising from advances in biology and medicine.
Example sentence
The hospital formed a committee to discuss bioethics questions surrounding gene editing.
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