Definition of Biosafety

1. Noun. Safety from exposure to infectious agents.

Generic synonyms: Safety

Definition of Biosafety

1. Noun. protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Biosafety

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Biosafety

1. A series of procedures in the laboratory to ensure that pathogenic microbes are safely contained. (21 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biosafety

biorhythmic
biorhythmically
biorhythms
biorientable
biorientation
bioriented
biorobot
biorobots
bioroentgenography
bioroid
bioroids
biorthogonal
biorthonormality
bios
biosafeties
biosafety (current term)
biosafety level
biosafety level 1
biosafety level 2
biosafety level 3
biosafety level 4
biosatellite
biosatellites
bioscaffold
bioscaffolds
bioscience
biosciences
bioscientific
bioscientist
bioscientists

Literary usage of Biosafety

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. West Nile Virus Outbreak: Lessons for Public Health Preparedness by Janet Heinrich (2001)
"biosafety Level-4 pathogens are dangerous, exotic agents posing high risk of life-threatening disease that also are transmitted through the air and with an ..."

2. Interstate Transportation of Human Pathogens: Congressional Hearings by Orrin G. Hatch (1999)
"The highest biosafety level is biosafety 4. That involves agents that must be ... These four biosafety levels are outlined in the CDC-NIH manual called ..."

3. Biotechnology, Agriculture, And Food Security in Southern Africa by Steven Were Omamo, Klaus von Grebmer (2005)
"A common position is therefore called for to form a basis for biosafety regimes ... The success of a biosafety policy framework will depend on country and ..."

4. Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision Making by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"biosafety IN MICROBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES Humans and ... Basic elements of biosafety include the following: • Staff have an in-depth ..."

5. Governing the GM Crop Revolution: current issues and future challenges by Peter Gruhn, Francesco Goletti, Montague Yudelman, Robert L. Paarlberg (2000)
"A permissive approach would be to test GM crops on a case-by-case basis for the same known biosafety risks that have long been associated with conventional ..."

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