biologic

noun

bi·​o·​log·​ic ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-jik 

variants or biological

ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicine

Examples of biologic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators also found disparities in access to advanced IBD therapies, such as biologics and JAK inhibitors, across different racial and ethnic groups. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Apr. 2025

And Congress can do better by passing the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures Act, which would give small molecules the same 13-year exemption from price controls as biologics. —Saul Anuzis, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025

Introduced in the House and Senate, this law would extend the exemption period for pills to match the 13 years allotted for biologics. —Mark Gibbons, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025

For biologics, this is the value that biosimilar competition creates. —Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biologic

• chronologic
• cytologic
• demagogic
• dialogic
• ecologic
• geologic
• histologic
• hydrologic
• lithologic
• morphologic
• neurologic
• pathologic

Medical Definition

biologic

noun

bi·​o·​log·​ic ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-ik 

variants or biological

-i-kəl 

: a biological product (as a globulin, serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen) used in the prevention or treatment of disease