life science
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1. any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | natural science, |
| definition | : | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | biomedical science, |
| definition | : | the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | biometrics, biometry, biostatistics, |
| definition | : | a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | craniology, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of the skulls of various human races (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | dermatoglyphics, |
| definition | : | the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | dietetics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of food preparation and intake (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | eugenics, |
| definition | : | the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cacogenics, dysgenics, |
| definition | : | the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | euthenics, |
| definition | : | the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | medical science, |
| definition | : | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease (noun.cognition) |
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