bioethic

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noun

A principle or system of bioethics.

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Meanings

nounbioethic (plural bioethics)

plural bioethics

  1. A principle or system of bioethics.

    The task of a Christian bioethic should be to order the practice of medicine so that it responds to this opportunity; so that it unveils rather than veils the deeper healing offered by the Church.

    1998, Stephen E. Lammers, Allen Verhey, On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, page 39

Origin

From bio- + ethic.

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APA

bioethic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethic

MLA

“bioethic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioethic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethic.

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