"science of organic evolution; ecology," 1888, coined by Scottish biologist Patrick Geddes from Greek bios "life" (from PIE root *gwei- "to live") + nomos "managing" (see -nomy) . Related: Bionomical.
biometry
biomorph
biomorphic
bionic
bionics
bionomics
bionomy
biopic
biopsy
biorhythm
bioscience
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