biosurveillance

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noun

The monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.

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Meanings

nounbiosurveillance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.

    “We need to have uniform biosurveillance capability to prepare not only for a pandemic, but any outbreak of infectious disease.”

    2007 July 18, Gardiner Harris, “Limited Capacity Is Seen in Flu Defenses”, in New York Times

Origin

From bio- + surveillance.

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APA

biosurveillance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosurveillance

MLA

“biosurveillance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosurveillance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biosurveillance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biosurveillance.

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