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BIOSAFETY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biosafety mean? 

BIOSAFETY (noun)
  The noun BIOSAFETY has 1 sense:

1. safety from exposure to infectious agentsplay

  Familiarity information: BIOSAFETY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BIOSAFETY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Safety from exposure to infectious agents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("biosafety" is a kind of...):

safety (the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions)


 Context examples 


More attention needs to be paid to biosafety measures that can reduce the risk of introducing these pathogens.

(Deadly fungal disease ‘caused greatest biodiversity loss ever recorded’, SciDev.Net)

Resource assists in facilities design, advices during the construction of containment facilities, and maintains a liaison with governmental agencies regarding biosafety related matters.

(Biosafety Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

The Biosafety Service Shared Resource provides technical guidance and training in biological safety issues for members of Cancer Center including biological agents handling, registration of recombinant DNA and infectious agents, handling of human materials and potentially infectious materials, decontamination and disposal of biological waste, use of biosafety equipment, clean-up of biological spills.

(Biosafety Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)



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