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bioethic

bioethic noun: a principle or system of bioethics.

Noun

bioethic (plural bioethics)

  1. A principle or system of bioethics.
    • The task of a Christian bioethic should be to order the practice of medicine so that it responds to this opportunity; so that it unveils rather than veils the deeper healing offered by the Church.1998, Stephen E. Lammers, Allen Verhey, On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, page 39

Forms of bioethic

pluralbioethics

Origin of bioethic

From bio- + ethic.

Questions about bioethic

What does bioethic mean?
Bioethic means a principle or system of bioethics.
What part of speech is bioethic?
Bioethic is a noun.
What is the plural of bioethic?
The plural of bioethic is bioethics.

Words near bioethic in the dictionary

  1. bioessentialism
  2. bioessentialist
  3. bioessentialists
  4. bioethanol
  5. bioethanols
  6. bioethic
  7. bioethical
  8. bioethically
  9. bioethicist
  10. bioethicists
  11. bioethics

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