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bioassay

[noun bahy-oh-uh-sey, -as-ey; verb bahy-oh-uh-sey]
noun
  1. determination of the biological activity or potency of a substance, as a vitamin or hormone, by testing its effect on the growth of an organism.
verb (used with object), bi·o·as·sayed, bi·o·as·say·ing.
  1. to subject to a bioassay.

Origin of bioassay

First recorded in 1910–15; bio(logical) + assay
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British Dictionary definitions for bioassay

bioassay

noun (ˌbaɪəʊəˈseɪ, -ˈæseɪ)
  1. a method of determining the concentration, activity, or effect of a change to substance by testing its effect on a living organism and comparing this with the activity of an agreed standard
verb (ˌbaɪəʊəˈseɪ)
  1. (tr) to subject to a bioassay
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bioassay in Medicine

bioassay

[bī′ō-ăs′ā′, -ă-sā′]
n.
  1. Determination of the strength or biological activity of a substance, such as a drug or hormone, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a test organism.
  2. A test used to determine such strength or activity.
v.
  1. To cause to undergo a bioassay.biologic assay
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bioassay in Science

bioassay

[bī′ō-ăs′ā′, -ă-sā′]
  1. Determination of the relative purity of a substance, such as a drug or hormone, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a culture of living cells or a test organism.
  2. A test used to determine such purity.
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