Aug 11 2008
Difference between Life Science and Biological Science
Actually there is no difference between the two. Refer the definitions:
Life science: Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms.
Biological science :The science that studies living organisms.
Direct hyponym / Full hyponym:
S: (n) biology, biological science (the science that studies living organisms)
S: (n) biomedical science (the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine)
S: (n) biometrics, biometry, biostatistics (a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis)
S: (n) craniology (the scientific study of the skulls of various human races)
S: (n) dermatoglyphics (the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet) “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
S: (n) dietetics (the scientific study of food preparation and intake)
S: (n) eugenics (the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating))
S: (n) dysgenics, cacogenics (the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)
S: (n) euthenics (the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions)
S: (n) medical science (the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease)
Direct hypernym / Inherited hypernym / Sister term
S: (n) natural science (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)
S: (n) life science, bioscience (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)
S: (n) chemistry, chemical science (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
S: (n) physics, natural philosophy (the science of matter and energy and their interactions) “his favorite subject was physics”
S: (n) physics, physical science (the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something) “he studied the physics of radiation”
S: (n) earth science (any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)
S: (n) cosmography (the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy))
derivationally related form
W: (n) life scientist [Related to: life science] ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)