noun
- medicinal products derived from living organisms, such as vaccines, blood products, or gene therapies
Usage: medical; pharmaceutical
Examples
- The FDA approved several new biologicals for cancer treatment this year.
- Biologicals require special storage conditions to maintain their effectiveness.
- The company specializes in developing biologicals from stem cells.
- Insurance coverage for biologicals can be more expensive than traditional medications.
- Researchers are studying biologicals as alternatives to conventional antibiotics.
- The manufacturing process for biologicals is more complex than for synthetic drugs.