bio·as·say | \ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈa-ˌsā 
, -a-ˈsā \
, -a-ˈsā \Definition of bioassay
: determination of the relative strength of a substance (such as a drug) by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation
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bioassay \ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-a-ˈsā , -ˈa-ˌsā \ transitive verb
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bioassay
nounbio·as·say | \ -ˈas-ˌā, -a-ˈsā \
\Medical Definition of bioassay
: determination of the relative strength of a substance (as a drug) by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation
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bioassay \ -a-ˈsā, -ˈas-ˌā \ transitive verb
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The first known use of bioassay was in 1911
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