Bioinformatics

Pronunciation

RP IPA: /ËŒbaÉªÉ™ÊŠËŒÉªnfÉ™ËˆmÃ¦tÉªks/
US IPA: /ËŒbaÉªoÊŠËŒÉªnfÉšËˆmÃ¦tÉªks/

Alternative forms

bio-informatics

Origin

- + informatics

Noun

bioinformatics

(uncountable)

(biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.