Medical Dictionary
ecology
noun ecol·o·gy \-jē\
plural ecol·o·gies
Medical Definition of ECOLOGY
1
: a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
2
: the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment
—eco·log·i·cal \ˌē-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl, ˌek-ə-\ also eco·log·ic \-ik\ adjective
—eco·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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