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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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bi- entry 2 + positive

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