"omic" meaning in English

See omic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: ome + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ome|ic}} ome + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} omic (not comparable)
  1. (biology, medicine) Of or pertaining to related measurements or data from such interrelated fields as genomics, proteomics, transcriptomic or other fields. Many of these fields have a name that ends with the suffix -omics. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine Related terms: omics, -omics

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