bioethics

Coined/History

Term: bioethics (n)

Literally meaning: "Ethics (moral principles) concerning life".

Origin: Anc Greek

βιο-/vio(bio-, combining form for “life”) > βία/via(=rush)

+ηθική-/ethiki (=the moral principles)>ήθος/ethos(=character,  behavior)

The term was introduced in 1926 by  protestant theologian Fritz Jahr (1895-1953) 

Source

Fritz Jahr, "Wissenschaft vom Leben und Sittenlehre",The Journal Die Mittelschule(1926)

Definition

Bioethics is the scientific branch which deals with ethical and moral issues of new medical and biotechnological discoveries like cloning mammals or genetic therapies.