BIOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biological mean? 

• BIOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective BIOLOGICAL has 2 senses:

1. pertaining to biology or to life and living things

2. (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

  Familiarity information: BIOLOGICAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to biology or to life and living things

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

biologic; biological

Pertainym:

biology (characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms)

Derivation:

biology (the science that studies living organisms)

biology (all the plant and animal life of a particular region)

biology (characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

Synonyms:

biological; natural

Context example:

natural parent

Similar:

begotten ((of offspring) generated by procreation)

Antonym:

adoptive (of parents and children; related by adoption)

 Context examples 

A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy.

(Medical oncologist, NCI Dictionary)

Any technology which helps in visualization of any biological process, cell, tissue or organ for the screening, diagnosis, surgical procedure or therapy.

(Medical Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers.

(Agatolimod Sodium, NCI Dictionary)

This allele, which encodes adenosine A1 receptor protein, plays a role in the regulation of G protein receptor signal transduction and affects several biological processes.

(ADORA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The study and treatment of cancers with chemicals, biological products or immunotherapy.

(Medical Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemistry-based discipline, also involving aspects of biological, medical and pharmaceutical sciences.

(Medicinal Chemistry, NCI Thesaurus)

A biological process that refers to the maturation of megakaryocytes and the release of platelets.

(Megakaryocyte Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the megakaryocytes per unit of a biological specimen.

(Megakaryocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the megakaryoblasts to total cells in a biological specimen (for example a bone marrow specimen).

(Megakaryoblast to Total Cell Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of the megakaryoblasts in a biological specimen.

(Megakaryoblast Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)