| 单词 | life science |
| 释义 | life science (once / 38880 pages) n WORD FAMILY life science: life sciences USAGE EXAMPLESWith the implications of Brexit sinking in, there are fears of a broader threat to Britain’s life sciences sector. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) The authors of the new study say they conducted the study without input from the International Life Sciences Institute. Time(Dec 19, 2016) “We intend to do the same thing for life sciences.” New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) n any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms Syn|Hypo|Hyper bioscience biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms biomedical sciencethe application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine biometrics, biometry, biostatisticsa branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis craniologythe scientific study of the skulls of various human races dermatoglyphicsthe study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet dieteticsthe scientific study of food preparation and intake eugenicsthe study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) cacogenics, dysgenicsthe study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced euthenicsthe study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions medical sciencethe science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease macrobioticsthe theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) medical specialty, medicinethe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques phrenologya now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties pathologythe branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases radiologythe branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation serologythe branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease surgerythe branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures orthopaedics, orthopedicsthe branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints biogeographydealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants botany, phytologythe branch of biology that studies plants cryobiologythe branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms cytologythe branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells bionomics, ecology, environmental sciencethe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment embryologythe branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms astrobiology, exobiology, space biologythe branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life forestrythe science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber genetic science, geneticsthe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms microbiologythe branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans molecular biologythe branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role) morphologythe branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants neurobiologythe branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system palaeobiology, paleobiologya branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms neurologythe branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system physiologythe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms radiobiologythe branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms sociobiologythe branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history zoological science, zoologythe branch of biology that studies animals natural science the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
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