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Biological Sciences
Definition 1
The division of the natural sciences that is concerned with the phenomenon of life and vital processes. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
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. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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