All of the divisions of the natural sciences dealing with the various aspects of the phenomena of life and vital processes. The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms. It should be differentiated from BIOLOGY, one of its subdivisions, concerned specifically with the origin and life processes of living organisms.

Annotation

BIOLOGY is also available

deskriptor BIOLOGIE je též k dispozici

DUI

D001690 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0002535

Previous indexing

Biology (1975-1990)

History note

2009 (1991); use BIOLOGY 1975-1990

Public note

2009; see BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1991-2008; for BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES see BIOLOGY 1990