biostatistics

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biostatistics - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Biostatistics \Bi`o*sta*tis"tics\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.
     statistics.] (Biol.)
     Vital statistics.
     [1913 Webster]

biostatistics - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  biostatistics
      n 1: a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and
           observations by means of statistical analysis [syn:
           biometrics, biometry, biostatistics]