| has gloss | (noun) the science that studies living organisms
biology, biological science |
| lexicalization | eng: biological science |
| lexicalization | eng: biology |
| subclass of | (noun) any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
bioscience, life science |
| has subclass | (noun) dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
biogeography |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies plants
botany, phytology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms
cryobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
cytology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
bionomics, environmental science, ecology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
embryology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
space biology, astrobiology, exobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
forestry |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
genetic science, genetics |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
microbiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
molecular biology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
morphology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system
neurobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
palaeobiology, paleobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
physiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms
radiobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history
sociobiology |
| has subclass | (noun) the branch of biology that studies animals
zoological science, zoology |