biologic
noun
bi·o·log·ic ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-jik 
variants or biological
ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicine
Example Sentences
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Adele Jackson-gibson, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022 In Europe, originator biologic manufacturers lost revenues due to actual market competition, almost as soon as biosimilars were approved. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 This will allow for faster shipping times and greater production flexibility in the delivery of next-generation pharmaceutical and biologic treatments that increasingly require time-critical and temperature-sensitive logistics, the company said. Ben Dummett, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Soon after that colonoscopy in 2013, I was prescribed a biologic medication and started that as my treatment. Emilia Benton, SELF, 14 July 2022 Originally, the biologic was slated to lose its patent in 2018. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 So at the end of the day, this genetic engineering enables the creation of mice that have four sexes: XX mice with ovaries, that is the typical female biologic genotype and phenotype. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2022 With any biologic treatment, Dr. Garshick encourages her patients to think in terms of risk versus reward. Kate Watson, Allure, 4 July 2022 There is no patented or generic drug, biologic, or medical device that can solve this. David Introcaso, STAT, 13 June 2022 See More
Adele Jackson-gibson, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022 In Europe, originator biologic manufacturers lost revenues due to actual market competition, almost as soon as biosimilars were approved. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 This will allow for faster shipping times and greater production flexibility in the delivery of next-generation pharmaceutical and biologic treatments that increasingly require time-critical and temperature-sensitive logistics, the company said. Ben Dummett, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Soon after that colonoscopy in 2013, I was prescribed a biologic medication and started that as my treatment. Emilia Benton, SELF, 14 July 2022 Originally, the biologic was slated to lose its patent in 2018. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 So at the end of the day, this genetic engineering enables the creation of mice that have four sexes: XX mice with ovaries, that is the typical female biologic genotype and phenotype. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2022 With any biologic treatment, Dr. Garshick encourages her patients to think in terms of risk versus reward. Kate Watson, Allure, 4 July 2022 There is no patented or generic drug, biologic, or medical device that can solve this. David Introcaso, STAT, 13 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
biologic
noun
bi·o·log·ic ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-ik
variants or biological
-i-kəl
: a biological product (as a globulin, serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen) used in the prevention or treatment of disease