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

Despite these breakthroughs, the promise of personalized therapies — drugs or biologics custom-built for a child’s unique genetic code — has been tantalizingly close yet frustratingly out of reach. —Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026

For many people with inflammatory bowel disease, biologic drugs have been life-changing. —Amy Sue Harper, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026

In her new home, Hodge was instantly able to get her biologic for $3,000 a year. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026

The cooler will be for Amgen, a biotech company out of Thousand Oaks, California that makes temperature-sensitive medicines and biologics among other items that need to be transported. —Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Jan. 2026

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