biofidelity

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noun

The degree of faithfulness of a model to the real biological system it is based on.

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Meanings

nounbiofidelity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe degree of faithfulness of a model to the real biological system it is based on.

    Two-dimensional human cell culture models of HCM are species-specific but lack biofidelity and do not measure contractility.

    2016 January 20, “Human Engineered Cardiac Tissues Created Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Reveal Functional Characteristics of BRAF-Mediated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From bio- + fidelity.

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biofidelity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofidelity

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“biofidelity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofidelity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biofidelity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofidelity.

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