bioethicistn.
/ˌbʌɪəʊˈɛθᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˈɛθəsəst/ An expert or specialist in bioethics.
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1973 Hastings Center Stud. I. i. 73/1 The discipline of bioethics should be so designed..that it will directly..serve those physicians and biologists whose position demands that they make the practical decisions. This requires, ideally, a number of ingredients as part of the training..of the bioethicist.
1983 Church Times 28 Jan. 7/2 A bioethicist examines the ethical implications of the IVF method against the background of general human ethics.
1990 J. Bishop & M. Waldholz Genome xiii. 284 Each newly identified gene will bring with it its own complexities, forcing the genetic counselors each time to holler to the bioethicists for help.
2007 New Yorker 2 July 60/3 Some bioethicists and journalists may worry about the far-off threat to ‘cognitive freedom’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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