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Synopsis This three volumes Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Bioethics has become a monumental work for its exhaustive explanation of more than 100 aspects of Bioethics. The entries in this Encyclopaedic Dictionary is not onoy deals with medical ethics, but it is also includes the moral, social and political problems that arise out of biology and the life sciences. Bioethics is the multi-disciplinary study of ethical problems of humanity arising from scientific advances in medicine and technology examined in the light of moral values and principles. It is the study of ethical issues that arise or might be anticipated to arise, in the context of real activities. While medical and other health-care ethics are a major component of bioethics, the latter is now widely acknowledged to extend well beyond health care ethics to include not only the ethics of research in the life sciences but also environmental ethics, ethical issues of sexuality, and various socio-political moral issues. This Encyclopaedia would be an ethical asset for medical professionals and other bio-scientists.