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biosurveillance

biosurveillance noun: the monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.

Noun

biosurveillance (uncountable)

  1. The monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.
    • “We need to have uniform biosurveillance capability to prepare not only for a pandemic, but any outbreak of infectious disease.”2007 July 18, Gardiner Harris, “Limited Capacity Is Seen in Flu Defenses”, in New York Times

Origin of biosurveillance

From bio- + surveillance.

Questions about biosurveillance

What does biosurveillance mean?
Biosurveillance means the monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.
What part of speech is biosurveillance?
Biosurveillance is a noun.

Words near biosurveillance in the dictionary

  1. biosulfur
  2. biosulphur
  3. biosurfactant
  4. biosurfactants
  5. biosurgery
  6. biosurveillance
  7. biosusceptometry
  8. biosuspension
  9. biosustainability
  10. biosustainable
  11. bioswale

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