biopositive
adjective
bio·positive
\¦bīō +\
Definition of biopositive
: regenerative; specifically : relating to the phase of radiation damage to living tissue in which repair of previously disrupted tissue takes place (as in the replacing of X-ray-destroyed tumor cells by connective tissue)
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Origin and Etymology of biopositive
2bi- + positive
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