: of, relating to, or involving the interaction of behavior and biological processes
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSo what exactly does biobehavioral intervention mean? Carly Vandergriendt, SELF, 19 May 2022 Cole, who works in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, looked at the blood samples of 72 men over an eight-year period. Florence Williams, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022 Steve Cole, a professor of medicine, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences at U.C.L.A., has done pioneering work on the subject. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2020 At Penn State, Holmes plans to major in biobehavioral health and minor in African-American studies. Lori Riley, courant.com, 12 July 2018 Another part of the new paper deserves attention, says Jerome Siegel, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles Center for Sleep Research (who was not involved with the study). Jamie Ducharme, Time, 24 May 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
biobehavioral
adjective
bio·be·hav·ior·al -bi-ˈhā-vyə-rəl
: of, relating to, or involving the interaction of behavior and biological processes