Biodynamics

Biodynamics
Biodynamics Bi`o*dy*nam"ics, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. dynamics.] 1. (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy. [archaic] [1913 Webster]

2. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to {biostatics}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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