Etymology

biophotonics

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Today it means: The study of the interaction of individual photons with biological structures Full definition →

English photonics ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishphoton
  6. Englishphotonics
  7. English todaybiophotonics

From bio- + photonics.

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