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BIOPHYSICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does biophysics mean?
• BIOPHYSICS (noun)
The noun BIOPHYSICS has 1 sense:
1. physics as applied to biological problems
Familiarity information: BIOPHYSICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Physics as applied to biological problems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("biophysics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Derivation:
biophysicist (a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology)
Context examples
The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
(Biological Sciences, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The field devoted to applying the techniques of biochemistry, cellular biology, biophysics, and molecular biology to addressing issues related to human beings and the environment.
(Biotechnology, NCI Thesaurus)
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