# bioethics

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,932

## Definitions
1. The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.

## Etymology
From bio- + ethics.

## Easily confused with
- **biometrics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bioethics-vs-biometrics)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbioethics`, `bieothics`, `bioehtics`, `bioethcis`, `bioethhics`, `bioethiccs`, `bioethicss`, `bioethisc`, `bioetihcs`, `bioetthics`, `biotehics`, `boiethics`, `iboethics`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bioethics