bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical +

1. The science concerned with deformation (process of adapting in shape or form) and flow in biological systems.
2. The study of the deformation and flow of matter in living systems and in materials directly derived from them.

1. Supposed regular cycles in human physiological processes that affect emotions and behavior.
2. A biologically inherent cyclic variation or recurrence of an event or state; such as, the sleep cycle, circadian rhythms, or periodic diseases.
3. An endogenous cyclic variation in some aspect of an organism's bodily functioning, as the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, or the annual cycle of dormancy and activity in some animals; specifically each of three alleged cycles of different periods involving a person’s physical, emotional, and intellectual activity, as used to explain or predict behavior.

Someone who advocates or employs biorhythmics or the study of biorhythms (an innate periodicity in an organism's physiological processes; such as, sleep and wake cycles).

Obsolete term for the making of x-ray pictures of subjects in motion. Now known as cineradiography.

1. Organic life.
2. A group of substances (including inositol, biotin, and thiamine) necessary for the most favorable growth of some yeasts.

The maintenance of safe conditions in biological research to prevent harm to workers, nonlaboratory organisms, or the environment.

A classification system used to indicate the safety precautions required for those investigating microorganisms; especially, viruses known to be dangerous, or lethal, to those exposed to them.

There are four BSLs, with BSL-4 requiring the highest level of security.

A reference to systems suitable for making deserts economically useful.

1. An artificial satellite containing living organisms, or even humans, for experimental purposes.
2. An artificial satellite that can support plant or animal life forms.

1. A collective term for the biological sciences including physics, chemistry, etc. wherein all are applicable.
2. A science that studies structures, functions, interactions, or other aspects of living organisms.
3. Any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.

A specialist in any of the life sciences; for example: biology, ecology, physiology, or molecular biology.

1. A view or survey of life.
2. An earlier form of cinematograph or motion-picture projector; used in about 1900.

The medical examination of a body to discover whether it is alive or if there is any presence of life.

1. A device that senses and analyzes biological information.

This may be simple temperature, blood pressure, or heart rate, or a more sophisticated determination of chemicals and enzymes in body fluids.

The biosensor may be used in the laboratory or placed within the body.

2. A device to monitor and to transmit information about biological processes; such as, the effect of motion on an animal in space.
3. An apparatus for detecting chemical, or physical, signals that provide information about specific biological activities.

Blood pressure, or heart monitors and systems, that use live organisms are types of biosensors.

A succession of changes of any single heritable character.

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