Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A preparation that is synthesized from living organisms or their products, especially a human or animal protein, such as a hormone or antitoxin, that is used as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
biological .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to biology.
- adjective related by blood; -- of parents and children; -- contrasted with
adoptive ,adopted , orfoster .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
biology . - adjective Pertaining to a living or a once-living
organism . - noun An extremely complex drug, vaccine or antitoxin that is made from a living organism, or from products of a living organism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to biology or to life and living things
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Examples
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When I say the word biologic to someone like Josephine, her eyes cross a little, and her mouth gapes, and I can hear her little brain rattling around in her skull like a smooth marble.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I say the word biologic to someone like Josephine, her eyes cross a little, and her mouth gapes, and I can hear her little brain rattling around in her skull like a smooth marble.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I say the word biologic to someone like Josephine, her eyes cross a little, and her mouth gapes, and I can hear her little brain rattling around in her skull like a smooth marble.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I say the word biologic to someone like Josephine, her eyes cross a little, and her mouth gapes, and I can hear her little brain rattling around in her skull like a smooth marble.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I say the word biologic to someone like Josephine, her eyes cross a little, and her mouth gapes, and I can hear her little brain rattling around in her skull like a smooth marble.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Thus the word biologic is a rare thing: a once-useless variant whose time has come.
Word Court 2007
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Thus the word biologic is a rare thing: a once-useless variant whose time has come.
Word Court 2007
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What is unappreciated is what we call biologic variation.
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Because HSA and blood derived products are currently managed by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research division of the FDA, Ampio believes this product will be classified as a biologic.
unknown title 2011
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These results indicate the potential for improved long term biologic fixation with Trabecular Metal implants and could result in fewer and less complex revision procedures.
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