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Vinony

biophysics

noun

  1. study of biological systems using methods from the physical sciences
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English physics English biophysics From bio- + physics.

  1. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:biophysics.”