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bio·be·hav·ior·al | \ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-bi-ˈhā-vyə-rəl 
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\Definition of biobehavioral
: of, relating to, or involving the interaction of behavior and biological processes
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Recent Examples on the Web Steve Cole, a professor of medicine, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences at U.C.L.A., has done pioneering work on the subject.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, "My Mother Is Under Quarantine, but We’re Still Staying Close," 22 Mar. 2020 At Penn State, Holmes plans to major in biobehavioral health and minor in African-American studies.
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Lori Riley, courant.com, "National Champion Holmes Of Hamden Hopes To Make Her Mark At Penn State," 12 July 2018 Another part of the new paper deserves attention, says Jerome Siegel, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles Center for Sleep Research (who was not involved with the study).
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Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep On the Weekends? Here’s What Experts Think," 24 May 2018
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biobehavioral
adjectivebio·be·hav·ior·al | \ -bi-ˈhā-vyə-rəl \
\Medical Definition of biobehavioral
: of, relating to, or involving the interaction of behavior and biological processes
a biobehavioral approach to health
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