biosafety
1
5.3
- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈseɪfti/
- Specialized
:
bioseguridad
- All experiments were performed in a biosafety level 3-enhanced facility at the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, South Korea.
- biosafety protocol
- biosafety level
- biosafety laboratory
And we're going to work with Wuhan on doing it, and we're going to use less strict biosafety standards because it'll be cheaper.
- And we're going to work with Wuhan on doing it, and we're going to use less strict biosafety standards because it'll be cheaper.
Examples
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Carcasses were thawed, and animals were dissected under Biosafety Level 3 conditions.
Academic text (2014) -
Virus handling was conducted under enhanced Biosafety Level 3 containment according to institutional guidelines.
Academic text (2013) -
At the third level, they wear body suits, and at the fourth level, they wear biosafety suits.
Fiction book (1995) -
CDC/NIH's procedural and facility requirements increase as the biosafety level increases.
Academic text (2003) -
We obtained the necessary approvals from Institutional Biosafety and Ethical committees for carrying out the work.
Academic text (2012) -
All procedures involving subtype H7N9 virus were performed in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Academic text (2014) -
Therefore, before committing scarce resources to biosafety-enhancing technologies, policymakers should weigh the costs and benefits of biological surveillance.
Academic text (2005) -
Gillespie, Berman, and Salt, dressed in their biosafety suits, peer at the video monitor hooked up to the electron microscope.
Fiction book (1995) -
All samples were processed in a biosafety cabinet with HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filtration in a limited-access laboratory.
Academic text (2012) -
In the laboratory, all experiments must adhere to strict biosafety regulations to protect the researchers from hazardous pathogens.
Synonyms
1
5.1
Measures to stop harmful germs and diseases spreading among people, animals, or plants
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.7
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
- Specialized
Basic safety steps in laboratories for agents that do not usually cause disease in people
- Specialized
A set of lab rules and steps for working with germs that can cause disease but do not spread easily
- Specialized
A set of safety rules for labs that work with germs spread through the air and causing serious disease
- Specialized
The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biosafety comes from the prefix bio- meaning 'life' and the common word safety meaning 'protection'. So, biosafety is about protecting people and places from harmful living things like bacteria and viruses.