Bioassay Definition

bīō-ăsā, -ă-sā
bioassays
noun
bioassays
A technique for determining the power of a drug or other substance by measuring its effects on a test specimen against those of a standard substance.
Webster's New World
Determination of the strength or biological activity of a substance, such as a drug, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a test organism.
American Heritage Medicine
A test used to determine such strength or activity.
American Heritage Medicine

The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • bio-assay
verb
bioassays
To cause to undergo a bioassay.
American Heritage
To cause to undergo a bioassay.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Bioassay

Noun

Singular:
bioassay
Plural:
bioassays

Origin of Bioassay

  • bio- +‎ assay

    From Wiktionary

Bioassay Sentence Examples

  • Practical science skills, including bioassay, natural product screening and bioinformatics methodology, are taught to prepare you for the practical research project.

  • Client Challenge The client conducted a technically complex animal bioassay in-house for a marketed product that was resource-intensive.

  • Comet assay results were given for 8 organs in the mouse with 208 chemicals for which carcinogenicity bioassay data were available.

  • The mouse bioassay involves inoculating mice with suspect tissue from a cow or sheep.

  • The Committee agreed that there were very limited validation data on the neonatal mouse bioassay and even fewer data regarding the neonatal rat bioassay.

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