bioinformatics
English
/ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/, /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
noun
Definitions
- (biology) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
Etymology
Prefix from English informatics.
Origin
English
informatics
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Cognates and derived terms
- archaeoinformatics English
- astroinformatics English
- biblioinformatics English
- cheminformatics English
- chemoinformatics English
- ecoinformatics English
- geoinformatics English
- glycobioinformatics English
- glycoinformatics English
- hydroinformatics English
- immunoinformatics English
- informatics English
- information English
- nanoinformatics English
- neuroinformatics English
- pharmacoinformatics English
- phyloinformatics English
- teleinformatics English
- Informatik German