The biology of a living thing is the way in which its body or cells behave.
The biology of these diseases is terribly complicated.
...human biology.
3. See also molecular biology
biology in British English
(baɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
noun
1.
the study of living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships
2.
the structure, functioning, etc, of a particular organism or group of organisms
3.
the animal and plant life of a particular region
Derived forms
biologist (biˈologist)
noun
biology in American English
(baɪˈɑlədʒi)
noun
1.
the science that deals with the origin, history, physical characteristics, life processes, habits, etc. of living organisms, as plants and animals, and of viruses: it includes botany, zoology, and microbiology
2.
animal and plant life, as of a given area
3.
biological history, principles, etc.
Derived forms
biologist (biˈologist)
noun
Word origin
< Fr or Ger: Fr biologie < Ger; coined (1802) by G. Reinhold (Treviranus), Ger physiologist < Gr bios (see bio-) + -logia, -logy
Examples of 'biology' in a sentence
biology
My favourite subjects were maths, biology and chemistry.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In those days the subject matter of biology was plants and animals.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
If you do chemistry and biology you will keep open the vast majority.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both her parents were physicists and her first degree was in biology.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are no requirements for permits in animal husbandry or animal care or biology.
The Sun (2015)
It is likely that what we think of as winter blues has its origins in evolutionary biology.
The Sun (2013)
So we moved on quickly to search for other patterns that might reflect on issues of evolutionary biology.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
Technology is fusing with biology in ways that will challenge our definitions of what it means to be human.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This tendency has been produced by the convergence of two fields, cognitive science and evolutionary biology.
Christianity Today (2000)
Once again, human biology determines cognition.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
There are the advances made by biomedical engineering that combine medicine, molecular biology and engineering.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Here was a technology that was organic, in that it used biology instead of chemistry.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Legs and arms were poking and floating, defying laws of human biology and gravity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He should focus on biology, chemistry and maths.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is studying biology, chemistry and maths in the hope of becoming a doctor.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is also well known that men lie somewhat differently to women, doubtless for sound reasons of evolutionary biology.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is not too hard to imagine a world in which the study of photosynthesis might have been the foundation on which molecular biology was based.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
It is rightly taught as an essential part of biology and science courses in schools, colleges and universities across the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The numbers studying physics, biology and chemistry all rose by just over 6 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Their study is published in science journal Current Biology.
The Sun (2015)
Returning to Canada to study biology he embarked on expeditions to the Arctic to find an antidote to the horrors of the war.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My son wishes to pursue a career in medical research, so the plant biology, zoology and ecology are not relevant for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
biology
British English: biology /baɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ NOUN
Biology is the science concerned with the study of living things.
American English: biology
Arabic: عِلْمُ الأَحْياء
Brazilian Portuguese: biologia
Chinese: 生物学
Croatian: biologija
Czech: biologie
Danish: biologi
Dutch: biologie
European Spanish: biología
Finnish: biologia
French: biologie
German: Biologie
Greek: βιολογία
Italian: biologia
Japanese: 生物学
Korean: 생물학
Norwegian: biologi
Polish: biologia
European Portuguese: biologia
Romanian: biologie
Russian: биология
Latin American Spanish: biología
Swedish: biologi
Thai: ชีววิทยา
Turkish: biyoloji
Ukrainian: біологія
Vietnamese: sinh vật học
All related terms of 'biology'
cell biology
the study of the biology of cells
marine biology
the branch of biology concerned with marine life
molecular biology
Molecular biology is the study of the structure and function of the complex chemicals that are found in living things.
synthetic biology
the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
developmental biology
the study of the development of multicellular organisms, including the study of the earliest stages of embryonic structure and tissue differentiation
evolutionary biology
the branches of biology that deal with the processes of change in populations of organisms, esp. taxonomy , paleontology, ethology , population genetics , and ecology
Chinese translation of 'biology'
biology
(baɪˈɔlədʒɪ)
n(u)
生物学(學) (shēngwùxué)
subject word lists
See branches of biologySee terms used in biologySee biologists