Definition of biodefense
: the means or methods of preventing, detecting, or managing an attack involving biological weapons
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Fort Detrick is home to a range of research labs, military medical operations and biodefense efforts.
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However, the university’s bid for a high-profile biodefense lab, scheduled to be awarded by the Department of Homeland Security in 2008, look dim.
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1977
First Known Use of biodefense
1977
Medical Dictionary
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: the means or methods of preventing, detecting, or managing an attack involving biological weapons The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases money will continue to support research in biodefense and emerging infectious diseases throughout the Midwest.—St. Louis Business Journal, 25 June 2009—often used before another noun … funding for biodefense research and public-health preparedness has soared …—Discover, July 2006
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