Meaning of BIOASSAY

Pronunciation:			[n]`bIowu'sey, [v]`bIow'usey
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard [v]  subject to a bio-assay
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	See Also:		assay, assay, check, immunoassay, immunochemical assay
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		In chemistry, the determination of the concentration of a chemical by its effect on the growth of an organism under experimental conditions. In toxicology, the use of a live organism or cell culture to test for the presence of a chemical. In virology, testing a virus by finding out how infective it is for a given host.