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bioassay
noun
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
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transitive verb
-ˈa-ˌsā
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transitive verb
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bioassay
noun
bio·as·say
| \ -ˈas-ˌā, -a-ˈsā
\
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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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transitive verb
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