n pl but sing in constr 1  :  a branch of the life sciences that deals with electronic control of physiological function esp. as applied in medicine to compensate for defects of the nervous system  2  :  a branch of science that deals with the role of electron transfer in biological processes bio*elec*tron*ic adj 
 
 
 
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