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biotherapeutic

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A therapeutic material produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapeutic English biotherapeutic From bio- + therapeutic.