BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3

 Dictionary entry overview: What does biosafety level 3 mean? 

• BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (noun)
  The noun BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 has 1 sense:

1. exposure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection

  Familiarity information: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exposure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("biosafety level 3" is a kind of...):

biosafety level (the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities)