Biophysics


the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
historical examples

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noun
(functioning as sing) the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology

bi’o·phys’i·cal adj.
bi’o·phys’i·cal·ly adv.
bi’o·phys’i·cist n.
biophysics
(bī’ō-fĭz’ĭks)
the scientific study of biological processes in terms of the laws of physics. phenomena such as echolocation in bats and the stresses and strains in skeletal and muscular structures are -n-lyzed and explained in biophysics.

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