bioanalysisn.
/ˌbʌɪəʊəˈnalᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊəˈnæləsəs/ 1. Chiefly Psychoanalysis. In the terminology of S. Ferenczi: the application of psychoanalytic theory to biology, esp. to aspects of human psychosexual development and functioning. Now rare or disused.
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1938 H. A. Bunker tr. S. Ferenczi Thalassa x. 93 Bioanalysis, the analytic science of life, will not be able to shut its eyes to the duty of taking a position on the question of the beginning and the end of life. In its inquiry into the ultimate basis of sexual attraction the theory of genitality was compelled, indeed, as we have seen, to overstep the boundaries of the living organism.
1939 H. Ansbacher et al. tr. K. Goldstein Organism Index 522 Bioanalysis.
1943 Mind 52 124 The completely wild and irresponsible speculations of Ferenczi's bioanalysis.
2. The application of analytical techniques in medical and biological sciences (biochemistry, pharmacology, etc.).
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1956 Science 3 Feb. 177/2 An insurance program for those in applied bioanalysis that provides malpractice coverage.
1986 Chromatography 26 353 Two different methods of sample pretreatment in bioanalysis of tetracyclines and their degradation products are compared.
1995 Chem. in Brit. Nov. 878/1 (advt.) This latest volume describes the state of the art in bioanalysis of drugs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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