the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
Derived forms
bioethical (ˌbioˈethical)
adjective
bioethicist (ˌbaɪəʊˈɛθɪsɪst)
noun
bioethics in American English
(ˌbaɪoʊˈɛθɪks)
noun
the study of the ethical problems arising from scientific advances, esp. in biology and medicine