Medical Dictionary
biotechnology
noun bio·tech·nol·o·gy \-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jē\
plural bio·tech·nol·o·gies
Medical Definition of BIOTECHNOLOGY
1
: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as novel pharmaceuticals); also : any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
2
—bio·tech·no·log·i·cal \-ˌtek-nə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ adjective
—bio·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
—bio·tech·nol·o·gist \-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jəst\ noun
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